Three-Appointment Technique to Fabricate Duplicate Denture From Patients Existing Denture.

The duplicating procedure copies most of the features of the existing denture. When a patient gets accustomed to the old dentures, it becomes difficult to adjust to the new set of dentures. That's the time fabricating duplicate dentures helps.

A Simple Step-by-Step Technique for the Management of Gagging in Edentulous Patient.

Gagging presents a clinical challenge to the dentist in all aspects of treatment starting from diagnostic procedures to active treatment. There is no single cause associated with gagging. For successful management, it is very important to find the cause and plan the treatment accordingly.

Neurological deterioration and computed tomography perfusion changes with increased time to peak in lacunar stroke.

Objectives: Lacunar strokes can have fluctuations and progression in the acute period leading to poor outcomes. Our study sought to evaluate if, in lacunar strokes, neurological deterioration (ND) was associated with blood pressure (BP) variations, stroke size, or increased time to peak (TTP) on admission computed tomography perfusion (CTP).

Methods: Patients with lacunar stroke who had magnetic resonance imaging and CTP performed were enrolled in the study.

Rapid, Noninvasive Diagnosis of Encephalitis by a Plasma-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Test.

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by is a rare subacute infection with exceptionally high mortality. Diagnosis is typically made by brain biopsy or at autopsy. Detection of cell-free DNA by next-generation sequencing of plasma enabled rapid, noninvasive diagnosis in a case of amoebic encephalitis.

Evaluation of wetting ability of five new saliva substitutes on heat-polymerized acrylic resin for retention of complete dentures in dry mouth patients: a comparative study.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate & compare the wetting ability of five saliva substitutes & distilled water on heat-polymerized acrylic resin. Contact angle of the saliva substitute on denture base can be taken as an indicator of wettability. Good wetting of heat-polymerized acrylic resin is critical for optimum retention of complete dentures.

for Dry Mouth Denture Patients - Palliative Therapy.

Introduction: Xerostomia (dry mouth) is dryness of the mouth which is due to reduced salivary flow. Lack of adequate saliva causes discomfort in denture wearing patients and decreases retention of dentures. The ability of saliva to wet the tissue surface is one of the most important properties for oral comfort and retention of complete denture in dry mouth patients.

The influence of implant abutment surface roughness and the type of cement on retention of implant supported crowns.

Objectives: To provide relative data on the retentive characters of the commonly used cements on different implant abutment surfaces.

Materials And Methods: A total of 20 implant abutments were divided into 2 groups. Ten implants were unaltered and ten were air borne particle abraded with 50μ aluminium oxide.

Bruxism: a literature review.

Parafunctional activities associated with the stomatognathic system include lip and cheek chewing, nail biting, and teeth clenching. Bruxism can be classified as awake or sleep bruxism. Patients with sleep bruxism are more likely to experience jaw pain and limitation of movement, than people who do not experience sleep bruxism.

Comparative analysis of rationale used by dentists and patient for final esthetic outcome of dental treatment.

Aim: To compare and evaluate the perceptions of esthetics among dentists and patients regarding the final esthetic outcome of a dental treatment.

Background: Esthetics is a matter of perception and is associated with the way different people look at an object. What constitutes esthetic for a particular person may not be acceptable for another.

Comparative evaluation of few physical properties of epoxy resin, resin-modified gypsum and conventional type IV gypsum die materials: an in vitro study.

Aim: To compare and evaluate few physical properties of epoxy resin, resin-modified gypsum and conventional type-IV gypsum die material.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, dimensional accuracy, surface detail reproduction and transverse strength of three die materials like epoxy resin (Diemet-E), resin-modified gypsum (Synarock) and conventional type-IV gypsum (Ultrarock) are analyzed. For dimensional accuracy, master die (Bailey's die) is used and calibrations were made with digital microscope.