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Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and quantify the various cytokines in human gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), and to investigate the changes in their levels during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). Materials and Methods: A statistically significant no. of subjects (n = 10 and mean age = 15.6 years) were included in the study. A maxillary cuspid of each subject having one treatment for distal orthodontic tooth movement served as the experimental tooth, whereas the contralateral cuspids were used as controls. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) around the experimental and the two control teeth was collected from each subject immediately before activation, and at 1, 24, and 168 hours after the initiation of tooth movement. Result: ELISAs were used to determine cytokine levels. The concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1lβ, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, epidermal growth factor, and β2-microglobulin were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the controls at 24 hr after the experiment was initiated. All the cytokines remained at baseline levels throughout the experiment for the control groups. Conclusion: Since all cytokines in GCF play an important role in the bone remodelling processes in vivo , the present results indicate that the changes in cytokines in GCF are associated with OTM.

An abnormally small oral orifice is referred to as microstomia, although the intraoral structures may be of normal size. Making impression in microstomia patients is often cumbersome. Prosthetic rehabilitation of microstomia patients present difficulties at all stages, right from preliminary impressions to insertion of prostheses. To rehabilitate a patient with microstomia successfully, the methods and designs incorporated in the fabrication of prosthesis have to be modified to achieve favorable esthetics, mastication and retention. This clinical report describes the method of fabrication of sectional denture for completely edentulous patient with microstomia resulting from scleroderma with modified primary impression procedure without using tray and also method of fabricating a sectional complete denture. Fabricating the denture in two pieces enable the patient to insert and remove the denture with ease. How to cite this article Basavanna JM, Raikhy A. Sectional Denture for Microstomia Patient: A Clinical Report. Int J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2013;3(2):62-67.

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Neurodegenerative disorders are commonly seen in elderly individuals. Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common example with memory loss, lack of logic, reasoning and analytical thinking. In this case report simple method of 2D Bar code technique of denture marking has been explained which will not only useful in patients with memory loss but it is very helpful in identifying the individuals in case of natural calamities like floods, earthquake, tornedo, state of unconsciousness and accidents. Such patients can be traced easily by denture barcoding. This technique is a major breakthrough in the field of forensic dentistry.