background: there is a hypothesis that people with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) can also be at risk of periodontal disease. this study aimed to assess the periodontal health in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis. methods and materials: thirty ra patients with ra and 30 healthy individuals without ra were included. information regarding demographic characteristics and periodontal parame...

tooth/implant supported fixed prostheses may present biomechanical design problems, as the implant is rigidly anchored within the alveolus, whereas the tooth is attached by the periodontal ligament to the bone allowing movement. many clinicians prefer tooth/implant supported fixed prosthesis designs with rigid connectors. however, there are some doubts about the effect of attachment placement i...

background and aims. periodontal disease is an inflammatory response in periodontal tissues, which results in tissue destruction, bone loss and eventually tooth loss. periodontal disease has the potential to affect pregnancy outcomes such as premature birth, low birth weight and preeclampsia. the aim of this study was to assess periodontal health knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant wo...

Although the evidence is clear on long-term effects of removable partial dentures (RPDs) periodontal health abutment and non-abutment teeth, little work has been done outcomes remaining teeth previously treated with therapy. The aim this study was to evaluate effect denture loading exposed treatment additional photo-disinfection. Twelve partially edentulous patients classified as having mandibu...

If a cement-retained implant prosthesis is placed on an abutment, excess cement should be minimized or removed to prevent periimplant inflammation. Various methods for fabricating an abutment replica have been introduced to maintain tissue health and reduce clean-up time. The purpose of this article is to present an alternative technique for fabricating an abutment replica with computer-aided d...

Prosthodontic treatment using dental implants is one of the solutions for partially and completely edentulous patients. The peri-implant area is colonized by a large variety of oral microbial complexes. Various prosthesis may provide means of mechanical attachment to the microflora; this in turn allows their aggregation and colonization. There exists a relationship between the peri-implant micr...

This clinical report describes the bonding procedure and clinical course of a natural tooth pontic in a 65-year-old male patient. A mandibular lateral incisor was extracted due to severe marginal periodontitis. The root of the tooth was amputated and a pontic structure was formed by filling acrylic resin into the coronal pulp chamber space. The enamel surface of the pontic and the adjacent abut...

Recent advances in dentistry have enabled different treatment options in prosthetic dentistry, one of them is in relation to magnets which are available in small size and with strong attractive force. This magnets can be used for overdenture attachments which increases the stability of denture and reduces the lateral forces on abutment tooth. Rationale for tooth supported overdenture are to pre...