Allergy topics for dental practitioners.

Penicillin allergy, local anesthetic hypersensitivity, latex allergy, contact hypersensitivity, and anaphylaxis are among the allergic reactions encountered in dental practice. This article reviews the literature pertaining to these important areas of overlap between dentistry and allergy/immunology. The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of penicillin allergy as it relates to dentistry are reviewed.

Clinical performance and peri-implant parameters of 132 implants supporting locator-retained overdentures: a case series of 33 patients.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term reliability of Locator-retained mandibular or maxillary overdentures and to examine clinical and radiographic parameters of the supporting implants.

Materials And Methods: The authors performed a retrospective analysis of a case series. After implant placement and a submerged healing phase of about 3 months, all implants were restored with Locator-retained overdentures.

Recognition and management of somatoform disorders.

Many clinicians have encountered patients with a somatoform disorder without recognizing the clinical presentation. Somatoform disorders can confound a diagnosis, consume inordinate amounts of treatment time, and may cause treatment failure. Recognition and management of somatoform disorders in prosthodontic patients is discussed in this clinical report to assist practitioners in avoiding initiation of prosthodontic treatment for patients with physical symptoms that are caused by a psychologic disorder rather than organic disease.