Detachable Lip and Cheek Plumper for Rehabilitation of Facial Disfigurement.

Background: Hemimaxillectomy of acquired palatal defects may predispose the patient to hypernasal speech, leakage of fluids into the nasal cavity, impaired masticatory function, and swallowing difficulties leading to a detrimental impact on the quality of life. Sequentially, it can also affect individual character and trust in social life, leading to social phobia and anxiety. This article presents prosthodontic management of a young male patient with deformation of the entire right half of the face due to surgical removal of odontogenic myxoma.

Accuracy of different impression techniques for multiunit implant restoration: A qualitative in vitro study.

Statement Of Problem: Displacement of impression copings and/or implant replicas during impression making and dimensional changes that occur during clinical and laboratory phases of making multiunit implant prostheses may affect the accuracy and fit of the prostheses.

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate and compare 3 different impression techniques for osseointegrated dental implant transfer procedures.

Material And Methods: Three impression transfer approaches were evaluated and compared: closed-tray impression technique (CTT), impression with plastic snap-fit impression copings; open-tray impression technique (OTT), impression with independent square copings; and OTT joining the impression copings with a photo-polymerized resin (PPT).