Changes in Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) and Satisfaction with Conventional Complete Dentures Among Elderly People.

Purpose: To assess the changes in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and satisfaction among older adults after receiving new complete dentures, and the association of age, gender, education, medical history, past prosthetic history (number of previous complete dentures and time since current complete dentures) and quality of existing complete dentures with patients' ratings of satisfaction with their complete dentures.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 114 community-dwelling adults ≥ 65 year of age, all wearing complete dentures in both jaws. The sample was selected from four senior day centres.

Frequency and quality of root canal fillings in an adult Serbian population.

Introduction: Estimation of frequency and quality of root canal fillings is the way to evaluate endodontic treatment needs and success/failure rates of performed endodontic procedures.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and quality of root canal fillings and the frequency of apical periodontitis on endodontically treated teeth in a group of adult patients from Serbia.

Methods: In order to analyze the presence and quality of root canal fillings and the frequency of periapical radiolucencies on endodontically treated teeth, 3526 teeth were examined on orthopantomograms of 153 adult patients.

Prevalence and Clinical Effects of Certain Therapy Concepts among Partially Edentulous Serbian Elderly.

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the prevalence of partially edentulous individuals in Serbia and to identify prosthodontic treatment used for their rehabilitation as well as to compare prosthodontic treatment concepts among Serbian elderly participants who answered closed-format questionnaires.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted at the Clinic for Dental Prosthetics, University of Belgrade, Military Medical Academy and the Department of Prosthodontics of Home Centre Belgrade; the study consisted of 120 participants. A questionnaire with closed-format questions regarding the influence of applied therapy concepts for participants with Kennedy Class I partial edentulism was created.

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea patients using oral appliances--our experiences.

Background/aim: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders. It is recognized as a serious risk factor for car and workplace accidents due to daytime sleepiness, and factor for coronary heart diseases and stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of oral appliances for mandibular advance in treating mild to moderate OSA.

Finite element analysis of compressive stress and strain of different implant forms during vertical loading.

This study analyzed the influence of platform switching on the stress/strain distribution of vertically loaded implants. Employing finite element analysis, the aim of this study was to determine the distribution of stresses and strains generated by a simulated vertical load on different implant models positioned in the molar region with respect to changes of implant design and biomechanics. Two different implant designs, one with and one without platform switching, with the same length (11.