Psychosocial interventions are an essential part of the treatment for people with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia. The criteria regarding what makes an intervention "evidence-based" along with a current list of evidence-based interventions are presented. Although many evidence-based interventions exist, implementation studies reveal that few, if any, are ever implemented in a given ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of postoperative rotation of flattened hydroxyapatite enucleation implants. METHODS A retrospective review of patients receiving flattened hydroxyapatite enucleation implants was performed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative implant misalignment. RESULTS Flattened hydroxyapatite implants had been placed in 16 patients. Five were note...

The C-Leg (Otto Bock, Duderstadt, Germany) is a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee that may enhance amputee gait. This intrasubject randomized study compared the gait biomechanics of transfemoral amputees wearing the C-Leg with those wearing a common noncomputerized prosthesis, the Mauch SNS (Ossur, Reykjavik, Iceland). After subjects had a 3-month acclimation period with each prosthetic...

This study examined auditory functionality and early use of speech in a group of paediatric cochlear implant users. Parents of 33 implanted children from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Cochlear Implant Program were interviewed using the Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS) and the Meaningful Use of Speech Scale (MUSS). In general, higher MAIS scores post-implantation were significan...

most difficult impression to make during complete denture construction. Ill-fitting lower complete dentures are often a source of discomfort for patients. While implant retention helps to achieve vertical stability, unless a completely implant-supported denture is being made, the denture must have good tissue contact and correct anatomical extension. An impression technique is required that cap...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the influence of prosthetic screw material on joint stability in implantsupported dentures at two levels of fit. METHODS Ten mandibular implant-supported dentures were fabricated. Twenty cast models were fabricated using these dentures. Four groups (n=10) were tested, according to the vertical fit of the dentures [passive and non-passive] and prosthetic screw m...

Critical appraisal conclusion: Periodontally compromised patients are at higher risk post-operative infection, marginal bone loss (peri-implant disease) and implant failures in comparison to periodontally healthy patients. The clinical significance and implications of the results of this review should be interpreted with caution due to lack of controlling important confounding factors such as s...

This document contains the supplementary figures and details on the patient cohort and on the stability of the implant in the first module of the multicentre clinical trial using the subretinal implant Alpha IMS (Retina Implant AG, Reutlingen) that are described in the manuscript by K Stingl et al.: Artificial Vision with Wirelessly Powered Subretinal Electronic Implant Alpha IMS. The electroni...

Purpose The purpose of the study was to compare long-term performance three prostheses for partial edentulism: implant-supported, fixed denture (IFD), (FPD), and removable (RPD), in terms prosthesis survival oral health-related quality life (OHRQoL).

Aggressive intraosseous lesions obliterate structures, including maxilla and mandible, which may require surgical management followed by prosthetic rehabilitation. Loss of continuity of the mandible destroys the balance and symmetry of the mandibular function, leading to altered mandibular movements and deviation of the residual fragment towards the resected side. Prosthetic management of surgi...