29 March 2024
Both in clinical and dental practice, handling handpieces correctly has always been a sensitive and highly debated topic given the special nature of these instruments. In fact, regardless of whether they run using turbines or micromotors, dental handpieces have specific features that make cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising them a complicated and skilful process. Key aspects […]
13 March 2024
Dental cements for dentures are materials that react intraorally and are commonly used to cement a prosthesis to one or more dental elements/implant abutments (1). The role of the cement is to create a single and continuous layer of material which fixes the prosthesis to the dental/implant abutment, fill microcracks and irregularities present on both […]
13 March 2024
Nowadays, the growing aesthetic demand from patients and the diffusion of biological concepts, such as minimally invasive property and biomimicry, have increasingly popularised the use of minimally invasive aesthetic-functional rehabilitation solutions, such as dental veneers. (1-5) Dental veneers today are indicated for the treatment of diverse problems such as discolouration, fractures, abrasions, misalignments and shape […]
14 February 2024
Bite registration precision is an aspect of crucial importance for the fabrication of satisfactory prosthetic restorations (1–3). Of all the materials used for bite registration, elastomers are the latest innovation in the field (2). Characterised by excellent dimensional stability, they are easy to handle and are not felt by patients during the occlusion phase (4). […]
10 January 2024
The fabrication of a fixed prosthesis on a single-tooth implant is referred to as an implant-supported crown, often abbreviated to crown. (1) The implant-prosthesis connection is one of the most crucial factors for the stability of the restoration. (2,3) Selecting and managing the proper prosthetic components can, therefore, be considered an essential factor for the […]
10 January 2024
A full removable denture is an extremely complex and unique treatment due to the anatomical and functional diversities that characterise completely edentulous patients (1–3). For this reason, this type of rehabilitation has always been a great challenge for both dentists and dental technicians (4,5). Although comprehension and the ability to communicate with the patient are […]
12 December 2023
An implant-supported prosthesis procedure consists in the selection, fabrication, positioning and rehabilitation of one or more missing teeth and their associated structures by means of dental implants. (1) More specifically, the fabrication of a fixed prosthesis on a single-tooth implant is referred to as an implant-supported crown. (1) In cases where a single tooth is […]
11 December 2023
A full removable denture is one of the most complex and diverse treatments that can be encountered in clinical and technical settings (1–3). The differences between completely edentulous patients, the different types of osteo-mucosal resorption that can occur and the incongruence between the maxillary bones and neuromuscular control make treatment with full removable dentures extremely […]
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