PROCEDURE FOR MAKING SNAP-ON SMILE WITH ACETYL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN TO IMPROVE THE AESTHETICS AND FUNCTION IN CASE OF TOOTH LOSS by Sri Wahjuni, Okti Setyowati, Shilvy Arofatul Faisyah

“…Snap-On Smile is a restoration that can be used for aesthetic rehabilitation without requiring preparation or alteration of the tooth structure and cement attachment in its manufacture. The Snap-On Smile prosthesis is more comfortable and can be removed by the patient.…”
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Successful Rehabilitation of Partial Edentulous Maxilla and Mandible with New Type of Implants: Molecular Precision Implants by Matteo Danza, Dorina Lauritano, Francesco Carinci

“…Atraumatic extraction, implant placement in extraction socket, and an immediate prosthesis have been proposed as alternative therapies to maintain the volume and contours tissue and reduce time and cost of treatment. …”
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Bilateral Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty and Reconstruction of the Medial Tibial Plateau by an Asymmetric Cone in a Patient with Charcot Arthropathy by Spiros Tsamassiotis, Henning Windhagen, Max Ettinger

“…However, destruction of the medial tibial plateau is typical for the disease, which makes a stable anchorage of the prosthesis much more difficult. Therefore, we present a case in which sufficient primary stability could be achieved with an asymmetrical second-generation tibial cone with an anatomical design and implantation instruments adapted to the bony anatomy in the presence of severe tibial destruction on both sides. …”
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Periapical Microsurgery with an Endoscope and Microscope of Two Upper Central Incisors Already Subjected to Periapical Surgery 25 Years Ago by Pablo Glera-Suarez, Blanca Serra-Pastor, David Peñarrocha-Oltra, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Cosme Gay-Escoda

“…After soft tissue healing and complete bone regeneration of the lesion, retreatment of the incisors with a fixed prosthesis was carried out, adopting the biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT). …”
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Haemosiderotic Synovitis Secondary to Anticoagulant Use: An Unusual Mechanism of Failure of a Unicompartmental Knee Replacement by Jonathan Bartlett, Surjit S. Lidder, Andrew T. Bucknill

“…At her presentation, she had a left medial unicompartmental knee prosthesis in situ. Weight bearing radiographs of the left knee showed marked loss of lateral joint space with valgus alignment. …”
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A Direct Investment Method of Closed Two-Piece Hollow Bulb Obturator by Suryakant C. Deogade, Sneha S. Mantri, Dinesh Naitam, Gunjan Dube, Pushkar Gupta, Ashish Dewangan

“…These defects create disabilities in speech, deglutition, and mastication. The prosthesis which closes such an opening and recreates the functional separation of the oral cavity and sinus and nasal cavities is referred to as an obturator. …”
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Evaluation of some properties of elastomeric dental impression materials after disinfection by Jawad Mohammed Mikaeel, Mustafa Kamil Namuq

“…Conclusion: Within the limitations of this in vitro study, it was concluded that dental impression materials can be disinfected without causing dimensional changes that affect the manufacture of dental prosthesis. …”
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A Digital Approach for a Complete Rehabilitation with Fixed and Removable Prostheses: A Technical Procedure by Etienne Lefrançois, Victor Delanoue, Samuel Morice, Xavier Ravalec, Marie Desclos-Theveniau

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Within the limitations of this report, the developed combined prosthesis fabrication technique allowed optimization of the production by decreasing the clinical steps and laboratory procedures in partial-arch edentulous rehabilitated with FDPs and RPDs.…”
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Diffuse Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis: Surgical Repair in Adulthood by Giovanni Ferlan, Claudio De Pasquale, Concetta Losito, Annalisa Fiorella, Nicola Marraudino, Francesco Tunzi

“…Repair consisted in resection of the ascending aorta, patch augmentation of the hypoplastic aortic root and annulus, placement of a 20 mm Dacron tubular graft (Vascutek, Renfrewshire, UK) and aortic valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis (Sorin, Turin, Italy). Follow-up echocardiography demonstrated normal prosthetic valve function and a postoperative three-dimensional computed tomographic scan showed a normal shape of the reconstructed ascending aorta.…”
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A Unique Case of Penile Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Spontaneous Corpus Cavernosal Abscess by N. J. Dempster, N. U. Maitra, L. McAuley, M. Brown, D. Hendry

“…The overlying skin defect healed by secondary intention, but the patient experienced persistent postoperative erectile dysfunction, so he was referred for penile prosthesis insertion.…”
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Early and late clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of aortic valve replacement using the Inspiris Resilia bioprosthesis by Ahmed Ahmed, Tarek A. Abdel Aziz, Mohannad M. R. AlAsaad, Motaz Majthoob, Kamaleldin Ahmed Altahmody

“…Reported complications included severe prosthesis-patient mismatch, reoperation, endocarditis, and paravalvular leak. …”
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Tooth loss and need for prosthetic treatment. El Carmen, Barinas State, Venezuela, 2018 by Yoel Gonzalez Beriau, Nadia Jover Capote

“…The age, tooth loss, need for prosthetic treatment and type of prosthesis were analyzed.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: female sex predominated, represented by 62.4%, and patients aged between 19 and 34 years old, with 48.7%. …”
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Presentation of infrequent clinical case of dental gemination of the permanent upper left lateral incisor by Sair Andrés Miquet-Vega, Evelin del Carmen Báez-Ayala

“…The geminated tooth was extracted, and the patient was referred to a dental prosthesis for rehabilitation. Conclusions: Dental gemination of the permanent upper left lateral incisor in a pregnant patient, constitutes an anomaly of the shape of the teeth that is infrequent in consultations.…”
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Single Sitting Surgical Treatment of Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis Using GTR Technique and Immediate Implant Placement with 10-Year Follow-Up by Fatme Mouchref Hamasni, Fady El Hajj, Rima Abdallah

“…Three weeks later, teeth extraction, immediate implant placement, immediate nonloading provisional prosthesis, and a guided tissue regeneration were performed at indicated areas in a single sitting. …”
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Heterotopic Ossification in Vertebral Interlaminar/Interspinous Instrumentation: Report of a Case by Giuseppe Maida, Eleonora Marcati, Silvio Sarubbo

“…Recently, heterotopic ossification, a well-known complication of hip and knee arthroplasty, has been reported after cervical and lumbar prosthesis. We performed undercutting and implantation of the dynamic interspinous/interlaminar device to treat an adult male patient with L4-L5 stenosis. …”
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Total Knee Arthroplasty in Severe Valgus Osteoarthritis Excellent Early Results in a 90-Year-Old Patient with a Valgus Deformity of 47° by Petros Ismailidis, Rolf Kernen, Sebastian Andreas Mueller

“…She was treated with a constrained hinged prosthesis. Postoperatively, the axis was 6° valgus. …”
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Advanced Implant-Prosthetic Rehabilitation: How to Obtain a Correct Restoration of Both Functions and Aesthetics in Patients with Complex Combined Dental and Maxillofacial Trauma:... by M. M. Figliuzzi, A. Giudice, L. Fortunato

“…After reduction and containment of bone fractures, through appropriate mounting plates, appropriate functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of the patient were replaced thanks to a temporary removable prosthesis. After 6 months, the patient performed numerous clinical investigations, aimed at a proper planning of implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of the upper dental arch. …”
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Postsurgical Prosthetic Rehabilitation after Mandibular Ameloblastoma Resection: A 7-Year Follow-Up Case Report by C. Moreno-Soriano, A. Estrugo-Devesa, P. Castañeda-Vega, E. Jané-Salas, J. López-López

“…After placement of 6 dental implants, the patient was rehabilitated with a lower hybrid prosthesis fabricated using computer-aided design-computer-aided manufacturing. …”
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Adaptive Control Design for Human Handwriting Process Based on Electromyography Signals by Imane Mahmoud, Ines Chihi, Afef Abdelkrim

“…The most used control approaches of hand prosthesis are based on the forearm muscle activities, named ElectroMyoGraphy signal (EMG). …”
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An aggressive central giant cell granuloma in a pediatric patient: case report and review of literature by Yiqiao Wang, Andre Le, Dina El Demellawy, Mary Shago, Michael Odell, Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki

“…A timely en bloc resection of the hemi-mandible was performed with placement of a reconstructive titanium plate and condylar prosthesis. Conclusion Our case demonstrates the importance of considering CGCG in the differential diagnosis of rapidly progressive mandibular lesions in the pediatric population. …”
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