Fabricating an immediate complete denture can be very challenging in some clinical situations. This report describes a digital workflow to fabricate printed maxillary for patient with severely compromised maxilla. Digital data obtained by using intraoral scanner was utilized reconstruct the three-dimensional (3D) image of jaws at desirable vertical dimension occlusion. After performing virtual ...

Introduction Oral rehabilitation of edentulous maxilla is particularly difficult because of the lack of bone in correspondence of maxillary sinuses. Therefore, the surgeon is forced to place implants in sites where bone is more prevalent. In addition, patients require more frequently oral immediate rehabilitation in order to reduce the discomfort related to wearing a total denture. A viable sol...

BACKGROUND Over the years, there has been a strong consensus in dentistry that at least two implants are required to retain a complete mandibular denture. It has been shown in several clinical trials that one single median implant can retain a mandibular overdenture sufficiently well for up to 5 years without implant failures, when delayed loading was used. However, other trials have reported c...

Introduction Aspirated foreign bodies continue to present challenges to otorhinolaryngologists. Removal of impacted airway foreign bodies via conventional methods can at times pose difficulty. This may be related to the location and type of foreign body, experience of the surgeon and anesthetist, and the availability of appropriate instruments. In adults, especially in edentulous patients, a sw...

Figure 1. Fractured maxillary metal-resin fixed complete-arch implantsupported prosthesis. Patient had been treated by another provider and did not have interim or conversion prosthesis. Complete-arch fixed implant-supported prostheses are known to be an excellent solution for edentulism. Although new, stronger materials have evolved, the metal-resin prosthesis using a combination of cast or mi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of cavity preparation on the flexural strength of heat-curing denture resin when repaired with an auto-curing resin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-six rectangular specimens (64 x 10 x 2.5 mm) prepared from heat-curing denture base resin (Meliodent) were randomly divided into four groups before repair. One group was left intact as control. Each repair specimen...

This study analyzed the weight loss and surface roughness caused in Plexiglass specimens by conventional dentifrices (Sorriso, Colgate and Close Up) and specific dentifrices used for cleaning of dentures (Corega and Dentu Creme). Plexiglass specimens were divided into 6 groups (n=6) including: a control (distilled water - DW) and experimental groups. Brushing was performed in a toothbrushing ma...