Introduction also be used for multiple restorations! or fixed partial dentures up to four units. However, if the most posterior tooth in the arch is prepared for a fixed partial denture, the patient may close at a decreased vertical dimension of occlusion, which would result in a significant negative occlusal error. Care must be excercised when this type of impression tray is used. Before the i...

One of the most confusing issues for dentists is choosing the appropriate attachment assembly for implant overdenture cases. They usually ask themselves many questions when it comes to selecting the right attachment assembly. First, which attachment should one use? Would a bar or stud attachments be best? Depending on the answers to those questions, more considerations follow. For instance, whi...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the implication of third molars in postoperative complications of mandibular angle fracture with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected on patients who presented with mandibular angle fracture at our Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery between January 2011 and December 2015. Of the 63 tot...

the osteology of the hyoid and branchial arches in several representatives of eurypterygian fishes were examined. the hyoid arches consist of a single basihyal and urohyal, and the arch on each side consists of a dorsal and a ventral hypohyal, an anterior and posterior ceratohyal, an interhyal, and branchiostegal rays that are borne on the ceratohyals. the branchial arches consist of three sing...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the effect of application of a metatarsal bar on the pressure in the metatarsal bones of the foot using a foot analysis system (pressure on the forefoot, midfoot, and rearfoot). [Subjects and Methods] Forty female university students in their twenties were selected for this study, and an experiment was conducted with them as the subjects, before ...

early stage? What is your therapeutic concept in the event of progressing descending or thoracoabdominal aortic disease? Are you going for stent-grafting or for a second operation, thoracoabdominal replacement? Dr Urbanski: We see it as a problem in Germany and we should try to be very aggressive with the follow-up, especially in patients after surgery for acute dissection. Unfortunately, we se...