Comparative evaluation of sagittal condylar guidance obtained from a clinical method and with cone beam computed tomography in dentate individuals.

Statement Of Problem: Programming semiadjustable and fully adjustable articulators involves time-consuming clinical steps which can be avoided if an accurate radiographic method can accurately determine the condylar guidance angles.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to compare the sagittal condylar guidance in dentate individuals as determined by a clinical method, protrusive interocclusal record, and a radiographic method, cone beam computed tomography. If the methods show a correlation, then cone beam computed tomography can be used as a time-saving method of programming an articulator for patients requiring a cone beam computed tomography scan.

Bond strength of soft liners to denture base resins and the influence of different surface treatments and thermocycling: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: Occasional debonding between soft liners and denture base resin is common and limits the longevity of a relined prosthesis.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the bond strength of commercially available soft liners with that of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) denture base resins after different surface treatments and thermocycling.

Material And Methods: Searches were performed by 2 independent reviewers in the MEDLINE/PubMed and Cochrane Library databases from January 1990 to December 2018 to identify published journal articles related to this subject.

Comparative evaluation of condylar inclination in dentulous subjects as determined by two radiographic methods: Orthopantomograph and cone-beam computed tomography - An study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to compare two radiographic techniques, orthopantomograph (OPG), and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in determining the sagittal condylar guidance (SCG) and to find out if CBCT can serve as an alternative aid to program semi-adjustable and fully adjustable articulators.

Materials And Methods: Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 individuals (20 males and 20 females) aged between 20 and 40 years were selected. An OPG and a CBCT radiograph were obtained for each individual.

Flasking technique with alum crystals for fabricating definitive hollow bulb obturators.

Different techniques have been described for fabricating obturators for patients with maxillary defects. The hollow bulb obturator has emerged as the treatment of choice in most patients owing to its light weight, cleanliness, and ease of fabrication. This article presents a simplified flasking technique for fabricating a definitive, closed, hollow bulb obturator by using a potassium alum crystal.

A clinical study to compare between resting and stimulated whole salivary flow rate and pH before and after complete denture placement in different age groups.

Purpose: This study compared the flow rate and pH of resting (unstimulated) and stimulated whole saliva before and after complete denture placement in different age groups.

Materials And Methods: Fifty healthy, non-medicated edentulous individuals of different age groups requiring complete denture prostheses were selected from the outpatient department. The resting (unstimulated) and stimulated whole saliva and pH were measured at three stages i.