Prosthodontics Articles

• At the Core of Complete Dentistry: The Dawson Academy

  Compendium - June 2016

  The Dawson Academy was built on the premise of helping dentists understand why treatment fails, why treatments don’t last, and how the masticatory system truly works.

• The Evolution and Revolution in Prosthodontics Continues

  John A. Sorensen, DMD, PhD, FACP
  Compendium - June 2016

  At no other time in dentistry has there been such a rapid rate of development in prosthodontic materials, digital technology, software, and the integration of systems.

• Use of Narrow-Diameter Implants in Treatment of Severely Atrophic Maxillary Anterior Region With Implant-Supported Fixed Restorations

  Stuart J. Froum, DDS, Sang-Choon Cho, DDS, Salvatore Florio, DDS, Craig M. Misch, DDS, MDS
  Compendium - May 2016

  NDIs with diameters of less than 3 mm can achieve excellent long-term osseointegration and may be used together with conventional implants for definitive prosthodontic treatment as demonstrated by the...

• Long-Term Provisional Bonded Composite Restorations Make Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Possible

  Ronald G. Wilkins, DDS
  Compendium - May 2016

  In this case involving a patient who presented with a significant amount of lost tooth structure, treatment featured laboratory-fabricated composite provisional restorations aimed at stabilizing the d...

• Opportunities and Challenges of Removable Prosthetics: Can Dentistry Meet Demand With “Digital Dentures”?

  Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD, Pam Johnson
  Compendium - January 2016

  A look at whether Dentistry can meet the demand of “Digital Dentures”?

• CAD/CAM Fabrication of Definitive Implant Prostheses: A Digital Workflow From Planning to Implant Placement to Final Restoration

  Harold S. Baumgarten, DMD, Alexander Wunsche, CDT
  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2015

  This case report illustrates the use of a number of digital techniques for both treatment planning and fabrication of the final restoration.

• Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Using All-Ceramic Restorations

  Eloá Rodrigues Luvizuto, DDS, MS, Thallita P. Queiroz, DDS, MS, PhD, Walter Betoni-Junior, DDS, MS, PhD, Celso Koogi Sonoda, DDS, MS, PhD, Sonia Regina Panzarini, DDS, MS, PhD, Jose Carlos Monteiro de Castro, DDS, MS, PhD, Eloisa M. Boeck, DDS, MS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Systematic Risk Management: Providing a Patient the Smile She Long Desired

  Ali Afshar, DDS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Solving the Challenge of the Severely Compromised Implant in the Esthetic Zone: An Interdisciplinary Care Case

  Chandur PK Wadhwani, BDS, MSD, Ken Akimoto, DDS, MSD, Joseph Yousefian, DMD, MS
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Intraoral Digital Impressioning for Dental Implant Restorations Versus Traditional Implant Impression Techniques

  Brian L. Wilk, DMD
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Surgical and Prosthetic Management of Implants: Single and Full-Arch Reconstruction

  Sergio Rubinstein, DDS, Barry P. Levin, DMD, Toshiyuki Fujiki, RDT
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Oral Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Evaluation of a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa Following Teeth in a Day® Immediate Loading Protocol

  Stephen F. Balshi, MBE, Thomas J. Balshi, DDS, PhD, FACP, Glenn J. Wolfinger, DMD, FACP, Stephen G. Alfano, DDS, MS, FACP, J. Neil Della Croce, DMD, MS
  Compendium - April 2015

  The purpose of this patient report is to accurately portray the clinical experience of treating an active bulimic patient by employing an immediately loaded dental implant protocol to provide the pati...

• Paradigm Shift: Digital Processing Altering Denture Fabrication

  David Avery, CDT, TE, Larry R. Holt, DDS, David Little, DDS
  Compendium - April 2015

  Will digital methods soon overtake analog production of dentures?

• Prosthetic Management of Gingival Recession Around Implants: Lessons Learned from Staged-Approach Treatment Planning

  Leslie Stone Hirsh, DDS, Louis R. Marion, DMD, MS
  Compendium - March 2015

  This article discusses varying approaches for dealing with gingival changes and suggests protocol modifications during the implant treatment-planning phase.

• Changes in Patient Satisfaction and Masticatory Efficiency During Adaptation to New Dentures

  Adriana da Fonte Porto Carreiro, DDS, MSc, PhD, Arcelino Farias-Neto, DDS, MSc, PhD
  Compendium - March 2015

  Because adapting to new conventional dentures is highly variable, there is uncertainty as to how long dissatisfied patients should wait before choosing a treatment with dental implants. The authors in...