The disfigurement resulting from loss of an eye can cause significant psychological as well as social consequences for both the patient and family. Ambroise Pare, a French surgeon-dentist, is considered the pioneer of modern artificial eyes. In 1944 Murphy and Nirronen fabricated physiologic ocular prosthesis in dental corps of US Navy [1]. An ocular prosthesis does not provide vision; but give...

Precise registering and transferring of the selected path of insertion and withdrawal of removable, partial dentures is a critical step in designing and fabricating their framework and determining the retention, stability, and support of the completed prosthesis. Many authors have addressed this issue in their studies. In this study we present a new technique for registering and reproducing par...

Foreign body aspiration is a serious problem that may lead to complications or even death. People who sustain major maxillofacial trauma can often damage their teeth or oral prostheses, and aspiration can occur. Detection of this type of aspiration can be difficult, especially in elderly people wearing dental appliances, since many dental prostheses are not radiopaque and the aspiration is not ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the electromyographic (EMG) characteristics of masticatory and neck muscles in patients with natural dentition, teeth-supported prostheses and implant-supported prostheses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five subjects aged 40-80 years were examined. Five patients had maxillary and mandibular implant-supported fixed prostheses; five patients had mandibular implant-supported...

OBJECTIVES This retrospective study aims to evaluate the long term clinical performance of two-unit cantilevered resin-bonded fixed partial dentures (RBFPDs) relating to their retention, success and survival rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prostheses that were placed at least four years previously were clinically reviewed to evaluate retention, success and survival rate. Additional information wa...