Prosthodontics
Prosthetic rehabilitation of the gagging patient using acrylic training plates
Gagging is a normal protective mechanism which acts to maintain airway patency. It prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea and can be evoked...
The use of the operating microscope in general dental practice part 2: if you can see it, you can treat it!
The operating microscope can greatly facilitate examination and diagnosis of the dental patient. This author has used an operating microscope to...
Precision attachments in partial removable prosthodontics: an update for the practitioner part 2
Careful treatment planning is essential. Errors at this early stage may result in failure of the case. A clinical examination to assess for caries,...
Complete denture impressions: a simplified impression technique vs conventional technique for edentulous patients
This study was conducted in the Department of Prosthodontics at MS Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital. Ethical clearance was obtained. After...
Precision attachments in partial removable prosthodontics: an update for the practitioner part 1
Definitions for precision attachments include the following:.
Smile analysis: what to measure
Generally, there are two types of the smile, the posed and the spontaneous smile.3,4 The posed smile is a voluntary smile that is not elicited or...
The ‘anatomically difficult’ denture case
Tallgren demonstrated the continual resorption of bone in patients who were followed for a period of up to 25 years following complete tooth loss.14...
The role of hemisection in the prosthetic management of a distal extension ridge – a case report
The patient, a 54-year-old woman, required the prosthetic rehabilitation of her upper and lower Kennedy's Class II, modification 1 type ridges (with...
Bilateral balanced articulation: science or dogma?
For more than a hundred years, it has been supposed that oblique and lateral forces, like those present during canine guidance, should be avoided in...
Simplified basic periodontal examination (BPE) in children and adolescents: a guide for general dental practitioners
The BPE was introduced by the BSP in 1986 to act as a simple and rapid tool to help dentists to screen for periodontal diseases in adults. A study by...
Interactive treatment planning in toothwear: are we doing it right?
The 2011 Pan Dental Conference was held in Liverpool on the 11th and 12th November 2011. The society felt that it would be appropriate to explore the...
Complete dentures revisited
“…a man with no eyes cannot see, a man with no legs cannot run but a man with no teeth expects to eat and chew with dentures as well as he did when...
Book review
It must have seemed like a good idea to have all of Prosthodontics together in one book. It would need to be a good-sized book with space for all the...
Special care dentistry: part 1. dental management of patients with inherited bleeding disorders
Haemostasis depends on interactions between the blood vessel wall, platelets and the clotting pathway. Once a vessel sustains an injury, there is an...