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Upgrading From a Removable to a Fixed Prosthesis
Over the years, as general dentists, we will see many patients in our offices who have been treated with different types of implant restorations.1 We may or may not have had the opportunity to plan...
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Prerequisites for Trouble-Free Fully Functional Dentures
MOLECULAR ADHESION The first prerequisite is adhesion, the focus of the article “Dread-Free Compound Impressions in Half the Time” published in Dentistry Today in September 2006 view the article at...
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Flexible Partial Denture Variations: The Use of Circumferential, Combination,...
INTRODUCTION The development of flexible partial denture materials has allowed dentists to rethink the possibilities of long-term treatment of partial edentulism. These materials can be used without...
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Repair Technique for Broken Cast Teeth
INTRODUCTION A master cast for the fabrication of a removable partial denture (RPD) should be intact without demonstrating abrasion, chipping, or fracture of the stone teeth. The cast, however, does...
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Implant Overdentures: Selections for Attachment Systems
INTRODUCTION A consensus statement by McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada concluded that a complete denture for the edentulous mandible should no longer be considered the first choice of...
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One-Step In-Office Immediate Dentures
INTRODUCTION This article continues the introduction of an innovative technique to fabricate complete dentures in one visit (in about one hour), without the need for a dental lab. In my previous...
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The Stress Axis/DNA Protocols in Denture Fabrication, Part 1
INTRODUCTION The architecture of poverty has touched us all in both our personal lives and in our professional careers. “Doc, my dog ate my top denture. I gotta have a new plate by Monday morning. I...
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An Implant-Assisted Removable Partial Denture: A 36-Month Follow-Up Case Report
INTRODUCTION Dental implants can be used to support a wide range of fixed and removable prostheses. When bilateral edentulous areas are located posterior to the remaining mandibular natural teeth,...
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Achieving Success With Small-Diameter Implants
INTRODUCTION It is without question that dental implants are one of the most successful additions to modern dentistry. With a success rate of greater than 95%, the root form implant should be...
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Rehabilitation of Mandibular Atrophy: The Case of the Prolonged Partial
“EGADS, WATSON, A MYSTERY IS AFOOT—OR SHOULD I SAY, AMOUTH?” It is certainly not surprising that patients who wear prostheses often suffer as a direct result of these prostheses if they are not...
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Digital Dentures: Achieving Precision and Aesthetics
INTRODUCTION According to the American College of Prosthodontists, more than 35 million Americans are completely edentulous. Although edentulism has many causes (eg, decay, injury, trauma, wear,...
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An Improved All-In-One Attachment System: Two Clinical Case Examples
INTRODUCTION Ongoing documented success of implant-retained overdentures has revolutionized how patients with fully edentulous arches are treatment planned.1 Considered the standard of care for those...
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A Predictable Immediate Denture Conversion Technique
INTRODUCTION The emotional and functional challenges of maxillary removable complete dentures are culturally well-documented. More patients with remaining periodontally healthy mandibular teeth and...
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Smile Enhancement in a Snap! A Cost-Effective, Functional, and Aesthetic...
There are many reasons patients seek a smile makeover. Perhaps a prior lack of knowledge on the importance of oral self-care is the source of blame for undesirable aesthetics, as could be a long-term...
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Are You Prepared for the Baby Boomers?
Figure 1. The patient, with healing implants. INTRODUCTION As the number of partially or completely edentate adults increases, many patients will require replacement of missing teeth. Dentures are...
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The Stress Axis/DNA Protocols in Denture Fabrication, Part 1
INTRODUCTION The architecture of poverty has touched us all in both our personal lives and in our professional careers. “Doc, my dog ate my top denture. I gotta have a new plate by Monday morning. I...
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An Implant-Assisted Removable Partial Denture: A 36-Month Follow-Up Case Report
INTRODUCTION Dental implants can be used to support a wide range of fixed and removable prostheses. When bilateral edentulous areas are located posterior to the remaining mandibular natural teeth,...
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Achieving Success With Small-Diameter Implants
INTRODUCTION It is without question that dental implants are one of the most successful additions to modern dentistry. With a success rate of greater than 95%, the root form implant should be...
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Rehabilitation of Mandibular Atrophy: The Case of the Prolonged Partial
“EGADS, WATSON, A MYSTERY IS AFOOT—OR SHOULD I SAY, AMOUTH?” It is certainly not surprising that patients who wear prostheses often suffer as a direct result of these prostheses if they are not...
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Digital Dentures: Achieving Precision and Aesthetics
INTRODUCTION According to the American College of Prosthodontists, more than 35 million Americans are completely edentulous. Although edentulism has many causes (eg, decay, injury, trauma, wear,...
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