Comparison of Attachment Types in Maxillary Implant-assisted Obturators using Digital Image Correlation Analysis.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the stress on the implant and to assess the denture displacement for locator and bar and clip attachment types in implant-assisted obturators.

Materials And Methods: A maxillary edentulous experimental model with a maxillectomy defect was made along with an opposing edentulous mandibular model with self-cure acrylic. Two endosseous implants were placed in the maxillary model.

Relevance of Recurring Esthetic Dental (RED) proportion and golden proportion among patients attending a tertiary care center at Kochi, Kerala.

Background: Smile plays an essential part in facial esthetics. There have been some mathematical and geometric theories regarding smile designing in literature. The purpose of the study was to assess RED proportion and golden proportion among patients attending a tertiary care centre at Kochi, Kerala.