IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT FULCRUM LINES 📍 INTRODUCTION: In removable partial dentures (RPDs), achieving stability and retention is crucial for patient comfort and function. One of the key biomechanical...
TOPIC: OSSEOINTEGRATION AND MATERIALS 🎯 KEY FACTS 🔹The term osseointegration was coined by P.I. Branemark in 1977. 🔹Minimum period required for osseointegration of the implants in the maxilla is 6...
TOPIC: Introduction, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 🎯 KEY POINTS: 🔹Dahl of Germany introduced the mucosal inserts or button implants for maxilla in 1940. 🔹Dahl also conceived the concept of the...
TOPIC: MAXILLOFACIAL DEFECTS AND PROSTHESIS 🎯 KEY POINTS: 🔹Rapid prototyping technology used in maxillofacial prosthodontics is used to create three-dimensional models from a three-dimensional...
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION OF MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHODONTICS 🎯 KEY POINTS: 🔹Ambroise Pare (1517–1590) was first to close palatal perforations. 🔹Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) was famous Danish astronomer who made an...
