• Title/Summary/Keyword: Prosthodontics

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Implants and all-ceramic restorations in a patient treated for aggressive periodontitis: a case report

  • Hong, Jin-Sun;Yeo, In-Sung;Kim, Sung-Hun;Lee, Jai-Bong;Han, Jung-Suk;Yang, Jae-Ho
    • The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.97-101
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    • 2010
  • A 23-year-old female with aggressive periodontitis was treated using dental implants and LAVA system. The severely compromised teeth were extracted irrespective of initial conservative periodontal treatment. An implant-supported overdenture with 4 implants was fabricated for the maxilla and all-ceramic restorations for the mandible. Esthetic and functional goals were achieved with team approach involving periodontists and prosthodontists. This case report describes a treatment procedure for a generalized aggressive periodontitis patient with severe bone resorption.

Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with bilateral auricular deformity

  • Mantri, Sneha Shivkumar;Thombre, Ram U.;Pallavi, Daigavane
    • The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.101-105
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    • 2011
  • Maxillofacial prosthodontics is an art and science which provides life like appearance to the person with facial deformity. Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation for acquired defects has become more complex and sophisticated with advancement in techniques and materials. This case report describes the clinical and laboratory procedure for fabricating an auricular prosthesis for a patient with trauma related bilateral auricular deformity. Ear prosthesis was fabricated in two parts taking retention from external auditory canal.