Prosthodontics Articles

• CAD/CAM Fabrication of Definitive Implant Prostheses: A Digital Workflow From Planning to Implant Placement to Final Restoration

  Harold S. Baumgarten, DMD, Alexander Wunsche, CDT
  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2015

  This case report illustrates the use of a number of digital techniques for both treatment planning and fabrication of the final restoration.

• Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Using All-Ceramic Restorations

  Eloá Rodrigues Luvizuto, DDS, MS, Thallita P. Queiroz, DDS, MS, PhD, Walter Betoni-Junior, DDS, MS, PhD, Celso Koogi Sonoda, DDS, MS, PhD, Sonia Regina Panzarini, DDS, MS, PhD, Jose Carlos Monteiro de Castro, DDS, MS, PhD, Eloisa M. Boeck, DDS, MS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Systematic Risk Management: Providing a Patient the Smile She Long Desired

  Ali Afshar, DDS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Solving the Challenge of the Severely Compromised Implant in the Esthetic Zone: An Interdisciplinary Care Case

  Chandur PK Wadhwani, BDS, MSD, Ken Akimoto, DDS, MSD, Joseph Yousefian, DMD, MS
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Intraoral Digital Impressioning for Dental Implant Restorations Versus Traditional Implant Impression Techniques

  Brian L. Wilk, DMD
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Surgical and Prosthetic Management of Implants: Single and Full-Arch Reconstruction

  Sergio Rubinstein, DDS, Barry P. Levin, DMD, Toshiyuki Fujiki, RDT
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Oral Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Evaluation of a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa Following Teeth in a Day® Immediate Loading Protocol

  Stephen F. Balshi, MBE, Thomas J. Balshi, DDS, PhD, FACP, Glenn J. Wolfinger, DMD, FACP, Stephen G. Alfano, DDS, MS, FACP, J. Neil Della Croce, DMD, MS
  Compendium - April 2015

  The purpose of this patient report is to accurately portray the clinical experience of treating an active bulimic patient by employing an immediately loaded dental implant protocol to provide the pati...

• Paradigm Shift: Digital Processing Altering Denture Fabrication

  David Avery, CDT, TE, Larry R. Holt, DDS, David Little, DDS
  Compendium - April 2015

  Will digital methods soon overtake analog production of dentures?

• Prosthetic Management of Gingival Recession Around Implants: Lessons Learned from Staged-Approach Treatment Planning

  Leslie Stone Hirsh, DDS, Louis R. Marion, DMD, MS
  Compendium - March 2015

  This article discusses varying approaches for dealing with gingival changes and suggests protocol modifications during the implant treatment-planning phase.

• Changes in Patient Satisfaction and Masticatory Efficiency During Adaptation to New Dentures

  Adriana da Fonte Porto Carreiro, DDS, MSc, PhD, Arcelino Farias-Neto, DDS, MSc, PhD
  Compendium - March 2015

  Because adapting to new conventional dentures is highly variable, there is uncertainty as to how long dissatisfied patients should wait before choosing a treatment with dental implants. The authors in...

• A Two-Dimensional Gauge and Protocol for Fitting Oral Appliances Used in Treating Sleep Breathing Disorders

  Michael Van Leeuwen, DMD, Rodolfo Martinez-Ferrate, MD, Derek Preble, William Hanewinkel, BSME, Michael Gleeson, Jeremy Andra
  Compendium - February 2015

  The authors tested whether a novel dental gauge that adjusts the mandibular position in both anterior-posterior (A-P) and vertical directions would improve the airway opening. A pilot study of nine pa...

• Guided Full-Arch Immediate-Function Treatment Modality for the Edentulous and Terminal Dentition Patient

  Carl W. Magyar, DDS, Michael A. Pikos, DDS, MSC, Daniel R. Llop, CDT
  Compendium - February 2015

  This article reviews the rationale, techniques, and advantages of a guided full-arch immediatefunction implant treatment modality that includes placement of a prefabricated, bar-supported, monolithic ...

• Bonding a Veneered Zirconia Anterior Fixed Partial Denture

  John O. Burgess, DDS, MS, Ramakiran Chavali, BDS, MS, Nathaniel C. Lawson, DMD, PhD
  Compendium - January 2015

  This case report documents the rationale and procedure for bonding a veneered zirconia restoration. The case demonstrates that, when properly designed, veneered zirconia restorations offer acceptable ...

• Prosthetic Resolution of Peri-Implant Mucositis: Promoting Soft-Tissue Health Through Proper Restorative Design

  David E. Azar, DDS
  Compendium - July/Aug 2014

  Much attention has been focused on peri-implant disease, particularly in regard to its prevalence and the need to develop proper therapeutic approaches and modalities for its treatment.

• Maxillofacial Prosthetics: History to Modern Applications. Part 2 – Speech and Swallow Prostheses

  Gregory J. Paprocki, DDS
  Compendium - October 2013

  A brief history of speech and swallow prostheses is presented along with recommendations for diagnosis and referral.