PEEK polymer's properties and its use in prosthodontics. A review.

Objective: The aim of this study is to review polyether ether ketone (PEEK), its characteristics and use in prosthodontics.

Material And Methods: Information search for articles about PEEK and it's use in prosthodontics between January 2010 and April 2017 was conducted in Medline via PubMed, Science direct, Wiley online library as well as the Web search Google Scholar sources. Twelve full text articles were selected and used in this review.

A review of PEEK polymer's properties and its use in prosthodontics.

Objective: The aim of this study is to review polyether ether ketone (PEEK), its characteristics and use in prosthodontics.

Material And Methods: Information search for articles about PEEK and it's use in prosthodontics between January 2010 and April 2017 was conducted in Medline via PubMed, Science direct, Wiley online library as well as the Web search Google Scholar sources. Twelve full text articles were selected and used in this review.

Evaluation of the relationship between the occlusion parameters and symptoms of the temporomandibular joint disorder.

Background: The aetiology of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) is multifactorial, whereas occlusal disharmony is one of the predisposing factors. Researchers still discuss the relation between occlusion and TMD.

Objective: The study aims to investigate the relation between static occlusal parameters and TMD clinical symptoms using T-Scan II analysis system.

A revised approach of human mastication function rehabilitation through monotypical mastication analysis.

Objective: The aim of the simulation was to find the forcing laws, which provide the close-to reality mastication motions of the components of the system and to investigate the contact zones, interaction forces and their action points as they vary in time. The loss of one or few elements of the mastication system can be restored without significant violations of the overall function provided the general correlations among the mastication system elements, which were influenced during the evolutionary development, have been determined in advance.

Materials And Methods: We present an approach based on the computer simulation of mastication biomechanics on the basis of finite element (FE) models.

New approach towards mini dental implants and small-diameter implants: an option for long-term prostheses.

BACKGROUND. Mini dental implants (MDI) and small diameter implants (SDI) have been extensively used as temporary or orthodontic anchorage; however there have been studies that proved their availability as a mean for long term prosthodontics. Our aim was to review the indications, advantages of MDI and SDI, and their long-term survival.