Poonam Wakure

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The loss of an eye causes significant functional and cosmetic disfigurement, leads to physical and emotional problems. Rehabilitation of ocular defects is a difficult task that necessitates careful planning of particular case. The patient can return to a state of social and psychological normalcy with a well-built custom prosthesis. This article explains how to make a custom ocular prosthesis for an enucleated eye.   Keywords: Custom made ocular prosthesis, Enucleation, Eye prosthesis

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Overdenture treatment is a removable dental prosthesis that covers or rest on one or more remaining natural teeth, roots of natural teeth, or dental implants. The conventional tooth-retained overdenture is a simple and cost-effective treatment than the implant overdenture. This treatment is not a new concept and practitioners have successfully employed existing tooth structures to assist with complete denture treatment for more than a century. Furthermore, the use of copings on the remaining teeth enhances the retention of the denture. This clinical report describes a method of fabricating a tooth supported overdenture retained with custom made metal coping. Keywords: Bone Prevention, Bone Resorption, Metal Copings, Proprioception, Tooth Supported Overdenture

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