Prosthodontics 03 November 2022
Comparison between two impression techniques for complete edentulous arches
The prevalence of edentulism among the elderly aged 65 years and older is decreasing across much of the industrialized world but increasing in developing...
Prosthodontics 01 October 2022
Pilot study: 24 months in vivo wear of enamel antagonists to lithium disilicate implant crowns
To evaluate whether there is a significant difference between the ratio of wear of lithium disilicate implant crowns and their enamel antagonists and adjacent enamel or enamel antagonist contacts.
Prosthodontics 09 September 2022
Evaluation of Endocrown preparation and fracture resistance in endodontically treated teeth
Lateral-posterior teeth, after endodontic therapy, require adequate restorations to re-establish masticatory function and minimize the risk of fracture, as well as ensure a perfect seal to prevent...
Crown decementation are the most frequent failures in restorations using zirconia as an infrastructure. Increasing the roughness of the zirconia surface has been suggested to address this...
Prosthodontics 27 June 2022
Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) was introduced in dentistry forty-years ago, and gained popularity worldwide because of advancements in...
Prosthodontics 13 June 2022
Proper diet and masticatory function in patients with new complete denture
Tooth loss typically increases with ageing. To recover the mastica-tory function caused by tooth loss, various prosthetic treatments such as fixed, removable dentures and implants are provided for...
Prosthodontics 10 June 2022
Aesthetic implantoprosthetic rehabilitation of a fractured central incisor
Authors: M. Caberlotto, M. Gobbo
Single tooth replacement in an aesthetic region still represents one of the most challenging tasks for the dentist. In re- cent years, the use of bone and soft tis- sue volume preservation and...
Prosthodontics 11 May 2022
How much does the thickness of lithium disilicate affect the fracture resistance of the endocrown?
The restoration of severely damaged endodontically treated teeth is still a discussed topic in dentistry. Today, the most common restoration for endodontically treated teeth involves post and crown,...
Authors: Simone Ghezzi, Eleonora Carozzi, Yuriy Ryaboy, Francesco Zingari, Francesco Gallo
The patient came to the dental office complaining of mobility of the upper central incisors. A very extensive endo-parodontal lesion was diagnosed, which was...
Prosthodontics 09 March 2022
Prosthetic failures in single implant-retained crown: a literature review
Implant placement has become a well-established and highly successful therapy in the rehabilitation of partially and fully edentulous patients. In this context, missing teeth can either be replaced...
The morphofunctional holistic view of the human body is playing an increasingly important role in medicine and dentistry. For the diagnosis and treatment of complex clinical entities,...
Prosthodontics 18 February 2022
Rolled versus cut threads prosthetic screws: fatigue performance and SEM analysis
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
Screw retained crowns to implants are widely used to replace missing teeth. Fracture of the screw is considered one of the most common complication related to this type of prosthesis. Screws can be...
Prosthodontics 07 February 2022
Do post-and-core restorations work better on anterior or posterior teeth?
The restoration of endodontically treated teeth with post and core restorations has been extensively studied in the last 20 years. Yet, the association between tooth type, location in the dental arch...
Prosthodontics 31 January 2022
Occlusal splint to protect feldspathic veneers in patient with bruxism
Demand of esthetic outcomes is becoming more and more frequent in dentistry and ceramic laminate veneers represent one of the main choices to functionally and...
Prosthodontics 24 January 2022
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
Professor Rammelsberg and his group of research conducted a literature research regarding long term failure and chipping rates of fixed dental prosthesis (FPDs) tooth, implant or tooth-implant...
Resin composite materials, with their excellent mechanical properties and aesthetic properties, are now considered the materials of choice in dental restorations. In addition to direct fillings,...
In ceramic full coverage indirect restoration marginal and internal adaptations have been shown to be a key factor for clinical success. Indeed, poor adaptation of restorations can result in cement...
Prosthodontics 22 December 2021
In spite of rapid development in the field of dental adhesive protocols and materials, replacing single missing teeth in the esthetic regions of the maxilla and mandible is still an issue in terms of...
Prosthodontics 25 October 2021
Authors: Antonio Gracco, Edoardo Conte, Alessandro Frezza, Sabina Saccomanno, Alberto De Stefani, Giovanni Bruno
Dental traumas frequently occur in young children and young adults. The maxillary incisors are the most commonly damaged teeth with a greater risk for central maxillary incisors, especially in...
Prosthodontics 18 October 2021
Bacterial adhesion to zirconia and lithium disilicate: data from a recent in vitro study
Restorative materials used in dentistry should have surface characteristics that inhibit bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Understanding bacterial adhesion (quantitatively) to different...