A forensic identification case and DPid - can it be a useful tool?

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to show DPid as an important tool of potential application to solve cases with dental prosthesis, such as the forensic case reported, in which a skull, denture and dental records were received for analysis. Material and Methods Human identification is still challenging in various circumstances and Dental Prosthetics Identification (DPid) stores the patient's name and prosthesis information and provides access through an embedded code in dental prosthesis or an identification card. All of this information is digitally stored on servers accessible only by dentists, laboratory technicians and patients with their own level of secure access. DPid provides a complete single-source list of all dental prosthesis features (materials and components) under complete and secure documentation used for clinical follow-up and for human identification. Results and Conclusion If DPid tool was present in this forensic case, it could have been solved without requirement of DNA exam, which confirmed the dental comparison of antemortem and postmortem records, and concluded the case as a positive identification.

Enceramento dos casquetes para retentores com problemas periodontais / Metallic coping's waxing for abutments with periodontal diaseases

Os autores fazem uma revisäo da literatura e analisam o inter-relacionamento Prótese/Periodontia na restauraçäo de dentes com doenças periodontais e chegam às seguintes conclusöes: o protesista e o periodontista devem trabalhar em perfeita sintonia. Todos os esforços devem visar a obtençäo de preparos corretos e restauraçöes sem sobrecontorno, para evitar o acúmulo de placa bacteriana e, ao mesmo tempo, facilitar o acesso à higienizaçäo. Sempre que possível, as margens cervicais das restauraçöes devem ser supragengivais. Por isso, o enceramento dos casquetes deve ser bem planejado

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of patients with Papillon Le-Fevre Syndrome after four years of using complete dentures lined silicone rubber

The present study is carried out evaluate the clinical and radiographic changes of two patients with Papillon-Le Fevre syndrome after four years of using complete denture lined with heat-cured silicone rubber. It can be concluded that atrophy of the upper and lower ridge was clarified in both patients by clinical examination, especially lower one. There was a significant reduction in bone height of lower ridge of both patients. The reduction of bone height of lower ridge was more obvious in female patient. The research clarified the importance of using heat-cured soft lining of complete denture in atrophied ridges of patients suffering from Papillon Le Ferve syndrome with follow-up short intervals

Projeto e planejamento em prótese dentária / Project and planning on dental prosthesis

O objetivo deste trabalho é acrescentar esforços numa tentativa de estabelecer um melhor relacionamento técnico-profissional entre dentistas e protéticos com a interação dos pacientes, meta que vem sendo perseguida há muitos anos pelos profissionais de ambos os setores. Sem uma metodologia de trabalho conveniente e eficaz em que as duas partes possam trabalhar juntas, não se podem vislumbrar possibilidades a curto prazo, sem evidentes prejuízos, para o aperfeiçoamento dos trabalhos nessa área