Osseointegration in clinical dentistry depends on an understanding of the Healing & reparative capacities of hard and soft tissues. Its objective is a predictable Tissue response to the placement of tooth root analogues. Such a response must be a highly differentiated one and one that becomes organized according to functional demands. The notion of permanently anchoring a prosthesis into the bone through the skin or the mucosa has fascinated clinical researchers over the years.

Speech is a very sophisticated autonomous and unconscious activity. Speech in matured man in a learned habitual neuromuscular pattern which makes use of anatomical structures designed primarily for respiration and deglutition. Because oro-dental morphological features also may influence an individual speech, the dentist should, therefore, recognize the possible role of prosthetic treatment on speech activity.

Edentulousness is on the decline, but it will increase dramatically in the adult population older than 55 years. Throughout the history of dentistry, clinicians and patient's have struggled with options for replacing missing teeth. Treatment options have evolved from acrylic dentures to metal framework, removable partial dentures to fixed partial dentures. Recently, titanium implants have joined the armamentarium of mainstream treatment in dentistry. The development of endosseous osseointegrated dental implants are the nearest equivalent replacement to the natural tooth and are therefore a...

Man's long history of technologic development has been marked by a continuing search for improved materials. This effort has resulted in vast arrays of new materials which have affected nearly every aspect of contemporary life, including orthodontics.Today orthodontists move teeth using fixed appliances fashioned from metals, ceramics, and polymers. Stainless steel, cobalt-chromium, nickel-titanium, and b-titanium are the main alloys used to fashion arch wires. Stainless steel has been the workhorse for generations; despite its heat-treatment capabilities, cobalt-chromium has remained a...

Impression techniques and materials used in dentistry have come a long way since the early times, where it was just an attempt to record the tissues without the knowledge and appreciation of the anatomy, physiology and microbiology of tissues being recorded to a more scientific, well documented, biologic impression making followed today. Several authors and researchers have emphasized the need to understand the concept behind the number of techniques being used today. It could well be said that prosthodontics is one of the branches of dentistry where a good impression holds the key to a...

Planning and executing the restorative rehabilitation of a decimated occlusion is probably one of the most intellectually and technically demanding tasks facing a restorative dentist.The term "occlusal rehabilitation has been defined as the restoration of the functional integrity of the dental arches by the use of inlays, crowns, bridges and partial dentures". Occlusal rehabilitation, therefore, involves restoring the dentate or a partially dentate mouth. The aim is to provide an orderly pattern of occlusal contact and articulation that will optimize oral function, occlusal stability, and...