dental implants have provided exceptional rehabilitative options for edentulous and partially edentulous patients. however, as more implants come into play, the more the clinicians come across problems where specific considerations must be taken into account to meet expectations. the toronto bridge is a treatment modality proposed for restoring several teeth lost in patients with increased crow...

INTRODUCTION Since the introduction of tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) and placement of voice prosthesis, this has become the method of choice to achieve speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. OBJECTIVE To compare the complications and success in speech rehabilitation of patients undergoing rehabilitation after primary and secondary TEP (TEP1 and TEP2) through a systematic review. ...

Oral mucormycosis is a fungal infection observed mainly in elderly immunocompromised patients. In rare instances, the disease occurs in healthy individuals and those patients that are below preschool age. Although this condition mainly involves the maxilla, it may also manifest in any part of the oral cavity based on the source of infection. Mucormycosis of the maxilla spreads rapidly, leading ...

We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with pain recurrence 20 months after she underwent a C5C6 metal-on-metal total replacement. Plan radiographs demonstrated a modification of the shape of the vertebral bodies making the prosthesis more protruding. Then, infection has been ruled out and patch testing revealed a strongly positive reaction for chromium and cobalt. The prosthes...

Infections of vascular prosthesis are severe adverse events following vascular reconstruction. The incidence varying between 1 and 6 per cent, depending on the anatomical site, with the highest rate occurring in vascular access grafts placed in inguinal and lower extremity incisions in patients undergoing bypass procedures [1,2]. The management of infected prosthetic vascular grafts continues t...

background:  the purpose of this study was to report the preoperative complaints and postoperative outcome of patients after removal of the radial head prosthesis.   methods:  this is a retrospective review of 14 adult patients (6 females and 8 males) from 2007 to 2011, who underwent radial head prosthesis removal by three surgeons. the average time between implantation and removal was 23 month...

The rehabilitation of patients with acquired defects of the maxilla is a challenge in terms of reestablishing oronasal separation. In most patients these goals are met by means of prosthetic rehabilitation with an obturator prosthesis. If the remaining dentition does not offer sufficient retention and support, the placement of zygoma implants can enhance the stability of the prosthesis. Due to ...

The purpose of the study was to compare the recovery of knee mobility after two-stage revision of an infected total knee arthroplasty using a static or mobile spacer. At 12 months follow-up, none of the patients had a recurrent infection of their new prosthesis. Knee flexion was lower in the static spacer group at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Patients that received a mobile spacer had a ...

Implantation of joint prostheses is becoming increasingly common, especially for the hip and knee. Infection is considered to be the most devastating of prosthesis-related complications, leading to prolonged hospitalization, repeated surgical intervention, and even definitive loss of the implant. The main risk factors to periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are advanced age, malnutrition, obe...

We present a patient who underwent delayed sub-periosteal hemipelvectomy for control of infection and to enable soft-tissue cover after trauma. At four months after amputation, clinical examination and radiographs demonstrated almost complete re-ossification of the hemipelvis. This has allowed the patient to regain sitting balance and to use a walking prosthesis designed for patients following ...