objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of immediate and delayed rehabilitation of edentulous jaws by means of two straight and two tilted implants after one year of function. materials and methods: thirty consecutive patients (16 males, 14 females) were enrolled in this study. two anterior straight and two posterior tilted implants were placed in each patient. accordi...

background: koobideh kebab (barbequed minced meat) is one of the most popular iranian foods. reduction in the water holding capacity (whc) of meat during thermal processing makes the water and melted fat run out of the meat. the fat content of the final product depends on the proportion of the retained moisture and fat. meanwhile, high temperature and the presence of oxygen and iron in meat may...

Background and objectives: One of the simplest and cheapest attachments for overdentures, is the ball-type attachment, however, keeping it during the first year of prosthesis delivery and after that is one of the main concerns of dentists. The present study aimed to assess the wear of matrix in overdentures attachment supported by one, two and three implants in the mandible. Materials and metho...

Breast augmentation with implants is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. The goal of the operation is to increase the size, shape or fullness of the breast. It is accomplished by placing silicone, saline or alternative composite breast implants under the chest muscles, fascia or the mammary gland. This type of operation is no exception concerning the occurrence of com...

Soft tissue-implant interface is an important anatomical feature contributing to the long-term success of dental implants. Based on the available evidence, different factors may influence biological width around implants including the surgical technique, implant loading, implant surface properties, abutment materials, implant position, and width of the peri-implant mucosa. The purpose of the pr...

introduction: excessive temperature rise during drilling of the mandible for dental implant placement might damage adjacent osseous tissues. various factors affect temperature rise, including the geometrical parameters of surgical drills, one of which is the drill bit head angle. the aim of this research was to determine suitable drill bit head angle to induce minimum temperature rise during ma...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the status of supporting tissue around implant-supported fixed partial denture with or without cantilever clinically and radiographically during a four-year period. materials and methods: one hundred and fifty nine patients who were treated by 482 implants supported fixed partial prosthesis with and without cantilever after at least f...

objective: to assess the stability changes as a reflection of early healing around roughened- surface implants in human by resonance frequency analysis (rfa). materials and methods: one hundred and fifty one iti sla implants were placed in either maxilla or mandible of 68 patients. bone type was classified into 4 groups according to lekholm and zarb index. rfa was used for direct implant stabil...

the aim of this study was to compare the static and dynamic balance performance of deaf children with and without cochlear implants. this is a cross-sectional study of 145 school children, aged between 7 and 12 years comprising 85 children with congenital or early acquired bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss (the hearing loss group) and 60 normal hearing aged-matched control counterpa...