Kaushik Kumar Pandey

Abstract

Edentulism has been a long standing concern in the field of dentistry. Implant supported overdentures has been proved to be one of the best option in prosthetic rehabilitation of various cases of edentulismand satisfies patient’s expectations, improve quality of life with their long term serviceability and predictable outcomes. There are many practical advantages of the implant supported overdentures over conventional complete dentures and removable partial dentures. These advantages include decreased bone resorption, reduced prosthesis movement, better esthetics, improved tooth position, better occlusion, increased occlusal function and maintenance of the occlusal vertical dimension. The implant supported overdentureis much simpler, affordable and minimally invasive procedure to treat majority of the patients. In this current case report discussed the management of complete edentulous patient with implant supportedoverdenture is discussed. Keywords: Implant supported over denture, Prosthetic rehabilitation, Ball attachment.

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God has given beautiful face and smile to human being. It is right of every individual to look good. If an individual lost his/her facial part due to certain cause, it has to be restored immediately. Patient will face severe mental trauma and functional disability after maxillofacial structure loss. Post-surgical maxillary defects pre-dispose the patient to hypernasal speech, fluid leakage into the nasal cavity, and impaired masticatory function. Such defects need special prosthesis to establish oro-nasal seal and rehabilitate the patient. After maxillectomy, the prosthodontist treats the defect with obturator. The obturator takes the retention from remaining teeth, undercut areas and scar bands around the defect. In this article, a technique for creating an interim maxillary hollow bulb obturator that engages the remaining teeth, undercut areas and scar band around the defect is described. Keywords: Maxillectomy, Obturator, Oroantral communication, Interim obturator, Pre-maxilla defect.

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Eyes are precious part of our body. Loss of an eye not only cause psychological trauma to patient but also impaired vision. Rehabilitating patients with prosthetic eye would give them social acceptance and good cosmetic results. A step by step, prosthodontic management of right eye defect in old age patient is described in this paper. Keywords: Ocular defect, Rehabilitation, Eye prosthesis.

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