6 November 2024
The placement of osseointegrated dental implants has become a common and routine procedure in clinical dental practice today. (1)
Implant therapy must be oriented towards the prosthetic rehabilitation of the patient with the ultimate goal of functional and aesthetic restoration.
Today, single…
25 September 2024
According to the Glossary of Prosthodontics Terms (1), “fit” is defined as the “adaptation of any dental restoration to its site, in the mouth”.
In implantology and implant prosthetics, the correct adaptation of a prosthesis to dental implants is very important.
In this…
25 September 2024
Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with pathologies affecting the vital or necrotic pulp of the tooth. (1)
Super-elastic nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloys have been used in endodontic instruments since the late 1980s (2-3) and the first nickel-titanium rotary endodontic instrument…
25 September 2024
The faithful reproduction in a plaster cast of the soft tissue adjacent to a restoration, on teeth or implants, known as a “gingival replica”, is an essential step in creating a prosthesis that meets the aesthetic, biological and functional requirements to replace dental tissue (1).…
9 August 2024
Thanks to new developments in materials, modern dentistry is undergoing a true methodological revolution. In that context, the evolution of materials and adhesive systems is having an impact on the restorative approach to the posterior elements, considerably modifying the treatment plan. (1,2) …
4 July 2024
The precision of crowns at the occlusal level is an extremely important aspect of prosthetic rehabilitation (1).
From a clinical point of view, excessive contact on a tooth/implant can lead to pre-contact or interference during eccentric movements of the mandible, while loose contact would be inconsistent…
4 July 2024
Scannable bite registration materials are extremely useful in clinical dental practice, allowing the accurate transfer of the maxillomandibular relationship and offering stability to the dental models mounted in the articulator.
The scientific literature…
6 June 2024
One of the greatest restrictions with traditional orthodontics has always been how to deal with anchorages. Indeed, complex movements and biomechanical functions, such as those involved in the extraction of impacted dental elements, in dental intrusion movements or in major sagittal translations,…
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