Background The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical course and final outcome in patients afflicted with severe dysphagia following a diagnosis of lateral medullary syndrome (LMS). Methods The patients with severe dysphagia after LMS admitted to a rehabilitation unit were included and their respective clinical data were prospectively collected. The criteria of 'severe dyspha...

Head and neck cancer treatment may cause significant functional and esthetic morbidity with quality-of-life limiting sequelae. Factors like lesion’s topography and extension as well as the function of the compromised structures will determine the characteristics of the defect; the reconstruction modality chosen, the multidisciplinary rehabilitation work and the patient’s adaptation capacity wil...

Defects in the maxilla associated with oroantral and oronasal communications generally affect patient’s function and esthetics leading to emotional imbalance. Reconstructive surgery is an option, but sometimes presents unsatisfactory results. Rehabilitation using obturator prostheses in edentulous patients often contributes to inadequate stability. The literature demonstres that intra-oral endo...

Obtaining a good cosmetic and proper mastication in oral rehabilitation with dental implants are directly linked to the correct positioning of the implant in the alveolar bone. The malposition of the implant is a challenge in rehabilitation, which can often compromise the entire process. In cases of severely malpositioned implants, one has the option to remove it or leave it submerged under bon...

The evolution of dentistry and dental specialties allowed for a clear improvement in the quality of treatment results for the patient’s complete oral rehabilitation, considering both functional and aesthetic aspects. An adult patient’s aesthetic and functional rehabilitation present an even more difficult challenge for the dental professional, particularly in those situations where the treatmen...

The Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation (FOR) gathered 11 experts for 2 days at the University of Mainz Medical Center to discuss the rehabilitation of missing single teeth. They had distributed their review papers to each other ahead of the meeting, which were written during the preceding months. The main conclusions of each review were briefly presented and discussed during the meeting. The ke...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with worst outcomes and requires a prolonged rehabilitation. Ayurvedic indigenous methods of rehabilitation are often utilized to treat such conditions. A case of SCI was followed up for 3 months upon an Ayurvedic composite intervention and subsequently reported. The composite treatment plan involved Ayurvedic oral medications as well as a few selected ext...

Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder that occurs due to consequence of disturbances in the ectoderm of the developing embryo. It is usually accompanied by lack of sweat glands and a partial or complete absence of primary and/or permanent dentition. A case report illustrating the prosthetic rehabilitation by flexible and removable partial denture for a girl child of 9 years with Ectoder...

infantile hemiplegia refers to brain injuries that occur before or at birth and lead to hemiplegia/ total paralysis of one side of the body, including the face, arm and leg. the main purpose of this article is to provide valuable information to pediatric dentists about the review and treatment alternatives for patients with infantile hemiplegia. this article reports the case of a 12-year-old gi...