Transfer of Guided Emergence Profile Developed Using Customized Provisional Implant Restoration and Cementation Using an Abutment Replica Technique: A Case Report.

The long-term success of dental implants depends not only upon implant osseointegration, but also on the surrounding soft tissue health and profile. An ideal emergence profile contributes to the aesthetics of an implant restoration. It maintains long-term implant health by preventing potential food accumulation and forming a barrier against bacterial ingress. This article describes a method for obtaining an impression of implants that will capture the custom guided peri-implant soft tissue contours accurately, thus contributing to a final restoration with favorable aesthetics. We also describe a technique for reducing excess cement in a cement retained implant crown, thereby contributing to the health of the peri-implant tissues.

Linking periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes through CD14+ CD16+ monocytes.

One of the prevalent medical issues that deserve global attention is adverse pregnancy outcomes and preterm low birth weight deliveries which have a significant impact on neonatal health. Periodontitis has been implicated as a significant risk factor for adverse effects in pregnancy. Elevated levels of periodontal pathogenic bacteria and proinflammatory cytokines which are pathognomonic features of periodontitis are believed to cause placental infection and premature rupture of the amniotic membrane consequently leading to preterm delivery. The role of CD14+CD16+ monocytes as a causal link between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes has not been researched so far, although an elevation of these cells has been independently demonstrated in both conditions. With the available background information, this hypothesis attempts to derive a mechanistic link between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes through the participation of CD14+CD16+ monocytes.

Bibliometric study of publication by Indian prosthodontists between 1996-2007: a medline approach.

UNLABELLED: Bibliometric study of a subject will help administrators and policy makers to frame policies for the growth of the subject. Prosthodontics is an integral part of dental sciences and no bibliometric study has been done on Indian prosthodontics publications. Publications from Indian Dental establishments during 1996-2007 were collected from Medline and data were collected. First author's affiliations were only considered. Publications by prosthodontists were considered for this study. PREDICTOR VARIABLES: year, number of author, state OUTCOME VARIABLES: type and reach of journal, type of article. There were 43 articles fulfilling the criteria. Prosthodontist from nine different states published in 12 different journals. Thirteen (30.2 %) were case reports, 23 (53.5 %) were research, 4 (9.3 %) were reviews and 3 (7 %) were technical note. The inter-annual variation between the type and reach of article and type of articles is presented. The growth trend analysis was performed and predictions are presented. Prosthodontist exhibited a trend to publish in general dental journals, publish case reports, in international journals. The mean numbers of authors in each type are discussed. The potential use of this data are discussed.

Management of long span partially edentulous maxilla with fixed removable denture prosthesis.

Restoration of a long span partially edentulous maxilla with tooth supported prosthesis is challenging because of inherent anatomic limitations and unfavourable biomechanics present after the loss of teeth. A tooth supported fixed-removable prosthesis is a treatment option for restoration of such long span partially edentulous maxillary arches. This prosthesis meets the requirements for esthetics, phonetics, comfort, and hygiene, as well as favourable biomechanical stress distribution to the remaining natural tooth abutments. This article presents a procedure for fabrication of a fixed-removable prosthesis that has cement-retained custom cast bar metal substructure and a ball attachment retained removable superstructure prosthesis.

Modified graft-stent vestibuloplasty approach for rehabilitation of loss of sulcus.

Skin graft vestibuloplasty has long been popularized in increasing the depth of the vestibule. An unusual case of vestibuloplasty for correction of vestibule depth due to previous surgery is presented. Conventional methods of graft-stent fixation are traumatic, effortful and carry substantial risk. An altered method for rehabilitation of the present case by using graft-vestibuloplasty is described with underlying physiology of the process.