BACKGROUND Preprosthetic surgery refers to the surgical procedures that can modify the oral anatomy to facilitate the retention of conventional dentures. Osseointegrated implants offer an alternative treatment to improve denture retention. A denture may be connected by special attachments to implants placed into the jaw. OBJECTIVES To test the null hypothesis of no difference in the success (...

denture stomatotos os a common problem of the denture wears, and it's etiology is not clear from the literatures. some studies show that the aetiology is candida albicans, while other reports point out the other agents including candida albicans. the present study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of oral candidiasis in patients using complete denture with different datas. 50 subject...

Purpose: To evaluate patient satisfaction, the retentive characteristics, and masticatory efficiency in maxillary single denture wearers with 3 different bases. Material Methods: 40 patients; 10 dentate (control group (GC)) 30 completely edentulous ridges patients (43-56 years) were selected for this study. The divided into groups randomly; each received dentures; Group I (GI) conventional heat...

PURPOSE To compare the flexural, tensile and compressive strengths of three denture base materials, namely, Lucitone 550, Bio Carbo Resin, and Eclipse. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 180 specimens were prepared, with 60 specimens of each material tested. The dimensions of the specimens for each test were made according to the ADA specification. They were stored in distilled water bath at 37...

Little information exists to define the minimum number of implants required for sufficient anchorage of mandibular overdentures. To date, 2 implants placed in the interforaminal region have been considered the minimum. The aim of this study was to examine whether a single symphyseal implant would suffice for adequate anchorage of a mandibular complete denture in elderly patients (octogenarians)...

Denture stomatitis is the most common oral disorder found in denture wearers. It is usually associated with presence of Candida albicans infection. The study was carried out of (70) denture wearers to determine the effect of local predisposing factors, the oral and denture hygiene habits, age of denture and age of denture wearers and degree of Candida colonization on the denture surface to deve...

A lveolectomy has been defined as “the surgical removal of a portion of the alveolar process.“7 Alveoloplmty is a newer and better term, for, technically, alveolectomy would have us cut off the entire alveolus. ThornaG has stated that some form of alveoloplasty is indicated in nearly every instance of multiple extractions and frequently even in single extractions. Alveoloplasty, whether simple ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of silicone remover on tensile bond strength of eight silicone-resilient denture liners to a denture base resin. Durability of bond strength of resilient denture liner to denture base resin was also examined by thermal cycling test. Materials and Methods: Eight commercial silicone resilient denture liners were used. The specimens...

A hybrid denture is one that is fabricated over a metal framework and retained by screws threaded into the implants. The anterior part of a mandibular hybrid denture is fixed on implants while the posterior part of the denture is extended and cantilevered from implants. This article presents the fabrication of a mandibular implant retained hybrid prosthesis. A total of four implants were placed...