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Dental News Volume XXI, Number IV, December 2014 By MDSc students A. Abu-Laban, A. Al-Daqaq, L. Alwes, A. Shahin, M. Barakat, R. Al-Khatatbeh, I. Obeidat, and Pr. Ahed Al-Wahadni. Introduction Prosthodontic dentistry deals with the science and art of restoring teeth, both functionally and esthetically. Here are some cases carried out by the prosthtodontics postgraduate students at the school of dentistry in the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), under the supervision of professor Ahed Al Wahadni.   The aim of this article was to share the first experience in specialized clinical dentistry. All presented cases were the first ever cases at its kind for the designated students. Students performed the treatment and wrote the case presentation by themselves. Case 1: Porcelain Laminate Veneers (Ahmad Abu-Laban) A 24 year old non-smoker male presented to the postgraduate clinics at   Department of Prosthodontics at  JUST, ...

By Elie Daou* | Paul Boulos** * DDS, MSBM, DESP. Instructor, Dpt of Removable Prosthodontics School of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. eliedaou@hotmail.com ** DDS, DEA, PhD Director of postgraduate program, Dpt of Removable Prosthodontics Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut paul.boulos@usj.edu.lb Abstract The construction of a removable partial denture in distal extension cases is a delicate procedure since the prosthesis is supported by two different tissues, namely teeth and mucosa. The different resiliency of these supporting tissues may lead to the instability of the prosthesis. This paper describes a functional impression technique that aims to equalize the masticatory load between teeth and edentulous areas thus reducing the instability of the partial denture during function and preserving the residual teeth. Keywords: Distal extension - dental impression - removable partial denture.