BACKGROUND Some relation exists between oral and general health with progressive aging. Certain risk factors are common between oral and systemic diseases. Absence of teeth also affects the oral health by altering the quality of life. Hence, the nutritional changes occurring in elderly patients following prosthodontic rehabilitation are evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 250 patients...

The dental occlusion is an important aspect of clinical dentistry; there are diverse functional demands ranging from highly precise tooth contacts to large crushing forces. Further, there are dogmatic, passionate and often diverging views on the relationship between the dental occlusion and various diseases and disorders including temporomandibular disorders, non-carious cervical lesions and to...

UNLABELLED As survival rates improve it is important to consider the quality of life for oral cancer patients post-treatment. The primary goal is removal of the tumour, however, with a gradual increase in survival rates, post-operative rehabilitation is now becoming increasingly important. Specialists in restorative dentistry, along with oral and maxillofacial surgeons, general dental practitio...

Oral cancer accounts for about 40% of all cancers inflicting the human beings. Those involving the tongue results in mild to severe deficiencies of phonation, deglutition, mastication, and taste depending upon the degree and extent tissues involved. Often rehabilitation of such patient is a challenge for the prosthodontist and involves a careful observation and evaluation of the residual oral f...

Oral rehabilitation of patients with skeletal disorders requires important considerations and precautions. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton which can also affect the peripheral joints including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Patients with AS can suffer from skeletal pain during long dental appointments. Local, systemic, and psychological factors i...

introduction: worldwide, every year, many people undergo spinal cord injury which is of the worst health problems and is followed by several secondary complications. today, more than half of the world population is in danger of natural disasters such as earthquake, which is one of the causes of spinal cord injuries outbreak. earthquake in bam also caused many spinal cord injured people for whom...

Introduction: Patients with cleidocranial dysplasia commonly present with significant dental problems, such as retention of multiple deciduous teeth, impaction or delayed eruption of teeth and the presence of multiple Madhu P. Sivan1, Jayakumar K.2, Jayalakshmi P. S.3, N. Sruthi4 Affiliations: 1MDS, Provisional Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Medical College, ...

OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate the effectiveness of oral and dental prevention strategies for cancer patients who were about to begin bisphosphonate (BP) intravenous therapy with zoledronate. METHODS Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their history with BPs: group PA (preventive approach) and group OB (observation). Group PA patients had never been previously treated with BP...

Loss of teeth and their surrounding tissues should be considered a form of amputation. Edentulism often results in a loss of quality-of-life, and it remains a major problem in oral health, since the decline of its prevalence is offset by the sheer volume of the aging population. The serendipitous discovery THE FOUNDATION FOR ORAL REHABILITATION (FOR) is an independent, international initiative ...