A 44-year-old male patient was referred to the Egas Moniz Dental Clinic, with a previous history of failed bone regeneration, resulting in reduced buccal-palatal thickness and aesthetic compromise gingival margin anterior maxilla. Since use autologous is considered “gold-standard” guided treatment plan consisted an mental graft into maxilla, simultaneous regeneration xenograft absorbable membra...

Protraction headgears are commonly used in the treatment of Class III malocclusion characterized by maxillary retrognathism. The upward and forward rotation of the maxilla during protraction is a major unwanted side effect. The aim of this study was to eliminate the upward and forward rotation of maxilla while protracting. Seventeen patients with Class III malocclusion as a result of maxillary ...

a fundamental assumption in prosthetic dentistry is that the axis-orbital plane will usually be parallel to the horizontal reference plane. most articulator systems have incorporated this concept into their designs and use orbitale as the anterior reference point for transferring the vertical position of the maxilla to the articulator. clinical observations of cantonese patients suggest that in...

introduction juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign, bone-forming neoplasm with aggressive local growth that is distinguished from other fibro-osseous lesions primarily by its age of onset, clinical presentation and aggressive behavior. although a benign entity, juvenile ossifying fibroma is known to be locally aggressive and has a high tendency to recur. two distinctive microscopic patterns ha...

the present report describes orthodontic treatment of a patient with skeletal class iii malocclusion and maxillary hypoplasia. to correct the retrusive maxilla, the treatment plan included an intra-oral removable device. it had the advantages of good patient cooperation, ease of construction and effective modification. forward growth of the maxilla, minimal downward and backward rotation of the...

The rehabilitation of an edentulous patient is getting complicated if the ridge large and excessively defective. This clinical report describes restoration a severely resorbed maxilla 49-year-old male with hybrid denture. intermaxillary vertical occlusal distance was considerably increased due to resorption alveolar tuber maxilla. An acrylic resin based implant retained denture fabricated compe...