The aim of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of rigid internal fixation (RIF) for treating edentulous mandibular fractures. Because of the low incidence of fractures in edentulous mandible, there is no consensus of the optimal treatment for it. This study included all edentulous patients with mandibular fracture diagnosis, who were treated with internal fixation at the Hospital Italiano...

Aim: To assess the dental prosthetic status of a sample of psychiatric in-patients in South Wales; the objectives were to evaluate the conditions of the dentures and to assess the patients’ satisfaction with the dentures. Design: Examination of patients was carried out in seven psychiatric hospitals in South Wales, and included the prosthetic status and presence of oral pathology. Patients were...

Being edentulous is a handicap, and the main objective of implant placement is to provide support of fixed prostheses or to stabilize complete dentures in the edentulous jaw. Clinical experience and clinical studies have demonstrated the broad application of non-submerged ITI implants in prosthetic therapy in standard sites and in situations of advanced atrophy or substantial loss of tissue. Th...

The edentulous state of the oral cavity is equivalent to the absence of any other body part with specific morphological and psychological sequelae. This case presents a patient with an edentulous maxillary arch opposing a dentate mandibular arch. The dentist has a difficult mission in evaluating the biomechanical differences in the supporting tissues for the two arches and applying the appropri...

ENTISTRY HAS assumed a leadership position among the health sciences by its early commitment to preventive care. Fluoride applications alone have substantially reduced the economic and human suffering caused by oral disease.' However, the Commitment by the profession has largely overlooked the edentulous patient, concentrating on the young in the effort to protect and preserve the natural denti...

OBJECTIVES To assess the bone density in maxilla and mandible in dentate and edentulous patients in Saudi population. METHODS This study involved a retrospective analysis of cone beam CT images of 100 patients (50 male and 50 female) who have come to College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 2014 and 2015. Using the bone density option in the ...

The edentulous mandible fractures are rare representing less then 5% in the majority of series. Their treatment represents nevertheless a challenge. The bone atrophy that happens in this situation is related with the higher incidence of treatment complications demanding some special attention to the therapeutic options. In contrast with the dentulous mandibles, tension and compression zones are...

D ental disease as a consequence of tooth loss has plagued mankind for several centuries. As a result prosthodontics and oral surgery justifiably boast of an ancient, if not always distinguished, heritage. The Phoenicians and Egyptians, for example, have left evidence of fixed prostheses that consisted of carved ivory teeth attached with gold wire to adjacent natural teeth. Few dentists appreci...

SOURCE: Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge, and Implantology, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam,Vandalur Post,Chennai-600127 , India.www.tagoredch.com BACKGROUND: Panoramic radiography is a valuable diagnostic tool in the pretreatment assessment of partially and completely edentulous patients.Many investigators recommended routine radiographic examination for the ede...