Marginal discrepancy of lithium disilicate crowns made with digital and conventional technologies.

Statement Of Problem: Digital technologies have brought different workflows to prosthetic rehabilitations, but analyses of the available processes and their influence on the marginal fit of complete crowns are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the marginal discrepancy of lithium disilicate complete crowns made with different workflows.

Material And Methods: Fifty lithium disilicate crowns were made with 5 different workflows (n=10): G1-Analog (control): conventional flow/pressed crown; G2-Hybrid: hybrid flow/milled crown; G3-Hybrid: hybrid flow/pressed crown; G4-Hybrid: hybrid flow/printed wax pattern/pressed crown; G5-Digital: digital flow/milled crown.

Cytomorphometric Evaluation of Oral Mucosa of Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder in which patients progressive muscle deterioration and low life expectancy. Since DMD has no cure, treatment slows the deterioration process using corticosteroids and other medications, including oral bisphosphonates (BP). These drugs can lead to toxicities in both soft and hard tissues.