Rehabilitation of an edentulous cleft lip and palate patient with a soft palate defect using a bar-retained, implant-supported speech-aid prosthesis: a clinical report.

Prosthetic rehabilitation of an edentulous cleft lip and palate patient with a combined hard and soft palate defect is a great challenge, due to the lack of retention of the obturator prosthesis as a result of its weight and the inability to obtain a border seal. Dental implants improve the retention, stability, and occlusal function of prostheses when used in carefully selected cleft lip and palate cases. This clinical report presents an edentulous unilateral cleft lip and palate patient who has hard and soft palate defects and an atrophied maxilla, treated with an implant-supported speech-aid prosthesis.

Effect of different adhesive protocols vs calcium hydroxide on primary tooth pulp with different remaining dentin thicknesses:24-month results.

The aim of this randomized, controlled, single-blind and prospective study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic success rates of three different bonding protocols vs calcium hydroxide liner for protection of the dentin-pulp complex of primary molars with different remaining dentin thicknesses. Two hundred forty primary molar teeth with moderate to deep occlusal caries were restored in 97 children who met inclusion criteria. After cavity preparation, the teeth were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 60/group) with respect to the material used for protection of the dentin-pulp complex: (1) total-etching with 36% phosphoric acid followed by an acetone-based adhesive (Prime&Bond NT), (2) a self-etch adhesive system (Xeno III), (3) an acetone-based adhesive (Prime&Bond NT) without prior acid conditioning, and (4) control: calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal).

Root fracture in immature tooth: report of a case.

Root fracture injuries affect 0.5-7% of permanent teeth. Although this type of injury is rarely seen in teeth with immature root formation, the prognosis is generally good depending on the site of the fracture.