IMPLANT DENTISTRY- Introduction, diagnosis and planning

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 subperiosteal implants. 🔹Goldberg and Gershkoff made subperiosteal implant with vitallium in 1948. 🔹Sollier, Chercheve and Small introduced the transosteal implant in 1953. 🔹L.I. Linkow in […]

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MAXILLOFACIAL DEFECTS AND PROSTHESIS

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 representation (CT scan or MRI). 🔹Essig splint is used to stabilize fractured or repositioned teeth and the involved alveolar bone. 🔹Inflatable balloon obturators were first described by K.W. Coffey in 1984. […]

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PRINCIPLES OF RPD DESIGN

TOPIC: PRINCIPLES OF RPD DESIGN 🎯 KEY POINTS  🔹Gillett Bridge consists of a partial denture that utilizes the Gillett clasp system. It is composed of an occlusal rest which is notched deep into the occlusal axial surface with a gingivally placed groove and a circumferential clasp for retention. The occlusal rest is custom-made with a […]

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