There is probably nothing more disheartening for dental patients who have meticulously cared for their teeth their entire life than to learn that.

PREFACE Definition Dentistry is defined as the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical or related procedures) of diseases, disorders and/or conditions of.

INTRODUCTION The need for crowns, bridges, and full dentures is steadily increasing—in part because the generation that filled schoolrooms in the 1950s are.

The emotional aspects of receiving dentures can be a major factor in many patients’ experiences. A patient who is not mentally prepared for.

Quality dentistry is performed with the thought of minimizing breakage by specific design considerations, therefore extending the durability of the appliance, and/or the.

The success of implant therapy begins with meticulous treatment planning and properly performed implant placement. Prosthetic complications may occur with misaligned placement of.

The use of aesthetic flexible removable partial dentures (FRPD) has sky-rocketed over the last several years (Figure 1). Multiple advertisements can be found.

Full dentures are shunned by many practitioners. They are considered by many to be the poor cousins of implants and crown and bridge.