Alloplastic reconstruction of the mandible after subtotal mandibulectomy for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: An update of the method.

Background: Reconstruction of continuity defects following osteonecrosis in multimorbid patients is challenging. In all cases of the predescribed palliative treatment method for alloplastic mandible reconstruction, plate fractures were detected in follow-up. We hypothesized that a modification could avoid these fractures, leading to stable long-term results.

A retrospective study of the clinical performance of porcelain-fused-to-metal resin-bonded fixed partial dentures.

Purpose: This study investigated the clinical performance of resin-bonded fixed partial dentures (RBFPDs) using minimally invasive, nonretentive abutment tooth preparation.

Materials And Methods: Forty-four patients received 56 porcelain-fused-to-metal RBFPDs (52 three-unit RBFPDs, 4 four-unit RBFPDs). All RBFPDs were inserted between 1995 and 2010 according to a standardized protocol.

Planning implant positions for an auricular prosthesis with digital data.

The esthetic result of an auricular prosthesis is influenced by the position of the prosthesis incorporating the implants. The entire surface of the patient's head is captured by means of a conventional computed tomography (CT). The digital data are used to mirror the contralateral unimpaired ear for restoration of the impaired side.