Time efficiency and cost of fabricating removable complete dentures using digital, hybrid, and conventional workflows: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: Analysis of the cost and time efficiency of removable complete dentures (RCDs) fabricated using conventional and computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) processes remains limited.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the time efficiency and cost of conventional, hybrid, and completely digital workflows throughout the entire process of RCD fabrication.

Material And Methods: Article selection followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 guidelines and was registered with the international prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO).

Evaluation and comparison of the accuracy of three intraoral scanners for replicating a complete denture.

Statement Of Problem: Technological advances in digital acquisition tools have increased the scope of intraoral scanners (IOSs), including scanning a removable complete denture (RCD) to replicate it. However, studies assessing the accuracy of IOSs for replicating a maxillary or mandibular RCD are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the accuracy (trueness and precision) of 3 IOSs while replicating a maxillary and mandibular RCD.

Aesthetic and Functional Rehabilitation of Patients with Genetic Microdontia: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

This case report presents the treatment of a 33-year-old patient with a genetic, generalized microdontia of permanent teeth. Microdontia is a developmental dental anomaly of the teeth characterized by a decrease in their size. In the literature, treatment has been multidisciplinary, often utilizing orthodontics and implantology.

Food matrix structure (from Biscuit to Custard) has an impact on folate bioavailability in healthy volunteers.

Purpose: We examined the impact of matrix food structure on post-prandial folate bioavailability (and other macronutrients) in human volunteers using a randomized, controlled, crossover experimental design.

Methods: Twelve healthy male volunteers (22.6 ± 0.

Which variables should be controlled when measuring the granulometry of a chewed bolus? A systematic review.

The distribution of food particles in a chewed bolus characterizes the food destruction after food oral processing (FOP). Previous reviews report that it could be affected by a lot of parameters as the number of chewing strokes, the dental status, but the conditions for producing reproducible data allowing inter-studies comparison have not been clearly described yet. This systematic review aims to identify the variables that can affect bolus granulometry determination, and to calculate their relative weights in the median particle size (D ) variations.

A new digital denture procedure: a first practitioners appraisal.

Background: Historically, the complete removable denture is the last prosthetic procedure to switch to digital techniques whose advantages are mainly observed in the laboratory stages; however, it is not possible to measure the depressibility of the oral mucosa using optical cameras, thus conventional impression techniques are still necessary. This article describes the clinical and laboratory procedure and practitioners appraisal of the first fifteen digitally designed complete removable dental prostheses.

Methods: Several systems are now available including the Wieland® Digital Denture® which offers a complete procedure.

Predictive Parameters of Oral Health Quality of Life in Complete Mandibular Denture Wearers Stabilized by Mini-Implants: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study.

The frequent instability of mandibular removable complete dentures affects patient Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). An innovative therapeutic strategy used to improve stability involves placing four symphyseal mini-implants. This study was aimed at assessing OHRQoL over time in subjects in which mini-implants were placed and exploring if certain parameters could predict the evolution of their OHRQoL.

Influence of the renewal of removable dentures on oral health related quality of life.

Background: The renewal of removable dentures is often suggested to denture wearers subject to discomfort. However, the impact of this rehabilitation on patients' oral health related quality of life and their removable dentures related satisfaction is still unknown. This study was aimed at assessing these patient-centered outcomes and the potential impact of different factors.

Ceramo-Metal Crown or Cad-Cam Rehabilitation: Patient and Practitioner Appraisal.

Crowns produced using CAD-CAM technology must be evaluated so they can be integrated in the dentist's therapeutic arsenal. To this end, an evaluation tool for the fixed element units was developed and tested in a randomized cross-over pilot study. At a hospital centre, 10 single crowns from the same dental preparation and produced using CEREC technology were compared to Ceramo-Metal Crowns produced using a conventional procedure.