Dental News Articles

Dental News Volume XIX, Number II, June, 2012 by Dr. Jaouadi Jamila Introduction An ill-fitting complete denture may cause various lesions on mucosa  and inflammatory overgrowth could appear, so, reparing, relining or  rebasing the denture will certainly resolve the problem. Repairing Denture may fracture during the function, or may drop on a hard  surface. So the key of repairing is the accurate reassembling and  alignment of the broken parts in their original position. Midline Fracture Causes - No or insufficient relief in the midline.2 - Ridge resorption wit loss of relief effect. Procedure - Broken parts are assembled and fixed together with sticky wax on  the polished surface. - Assembled parts may be strengthened with burs or plastic sticks. - Any undercut on the fitting surface is blocked out with wax or clay. - Stone plaster is poured into the fitting surface. After stone setting...

Dental News Volume XIX, Number II, June, 2012 by Dr.  Marwan DAAS, Dr. André ASSAF, Dr. Karim DADA Key words Implant, Attachment, Overdenture, Mandibular. In a recent meeting at McGill University (Canada)  1 , a consensus was reached concerning the mandibular overdenture retained by two symphyseal implants.  It must now be considered the minimal prosthetic treatment that most edentulous patients should expect from their dentist. However, the implant procedure must follow a well-controlled protocol since its success is neither the goal in and of itself nor is it a solution to the prosthetic handicap. Placing the implants is only the means to foster a higher success rate for the denture  2 . Beyond the psychological problem related to its removability, the mandibular implant overdenture (MIO) is considered by many patients to be satisfactory on the aesthetic and functional levels, together with the comfort and ease of maintenance that ...