The success of removable partial dentures relies on the health of the remaining dentition. I also wish to highlight the emotional journey my patient went through as I took him from a disease state to an edentulous state, and finally to health with dental prostheses.
Restoration of a patient’s collapsed bite due to severe bruxism presents a unique challenge in that the neuromusculature has adapted to a certain VDO and thus the patient must be trained to adapt to a new bite.
Patients who had history of illicit substance abuse may still be suffering the consequences of their past addiction. As oral healthcare professionals, we must understand the etiology of disease and prescribe modalities that help address the underlying issues.
This patient presented to the Dugoni clinic in 2018 in need of a full mouth rehabilitation. It was immediately apparent that her history of traumatic dental care coupled with her generalized anxiety disorder would make a complex dental treatment plan even more challenging to manage. As a dental clinician, it is important to have a full understanding of our patient’s medical, psychological, and social history in order to come up with a successful treatment plan.
In this clinical report, in addition to presenting the case, treatment plan and restorative considerations, a summary of workflow is presented with a deeper look into problems encountered scanning multiple implants with a large edentulous space between them. A comparison is made between conventional impression accuracy and scanned/printed model accuracy. Additionally, a splinted scan body method for large edentulous spans is proposed with data comparing it to both a conventional impression and scanning without splinting the scan bodies.
This presentation will take us on the journey of the whole treatment focusing on the steps of implant planning, placement and restoration and how we should always be flexible and ready to tackle any obstacle that arises. The significance of this contribution is to show with proper radiographic and photographic documentations the detailed process of how we execute this treatment approach at Dugoni.
A case study which demonstrates how pulpal pathology manifests itself in different ways.
A methodical approach to carefully diagnose and treat the tooth through multidisciplinary approach by carefully evaluating at each step, supplemented with a motivated patient and good compliance leads to successful healing and provides good results.
Our 10-minute video aims to introduce dental students and any first-time users to dental loupes, elaborating on important aspects in a simplified, yet scientific and evidence-based way. It’s meant to be a guide which helps them choose the correct magnification and light, specific to their individual measurements. Our video also educates dental students on the importance of maintaining good posture and ergonomics to prevent any future cumulative neck or back injuries.
