The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if, in healthy states, there are significant differences in cytokine activity in peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) between implants restored in an edentulous patient (ES) and implants restored in a dentate patient (DS). Methods: In this pilot study, peri-implant crevicular fluid was obtained from sixteen total patients-eight dentate patients restored with fixed restoration implants and eight edentulous patients restored with implant retained overdenture. Paper points were used to obtained the periimplant GCF and then were processed using the MSD Meso Quickplex SQ 120 machine.
This report describes the treatment of a 44‐year‐old woman with history of left great toe amputation due to surgical complications from metatarsophalangeal joint fusion procedure. The fabrication of a prosthetic great toe with interchangeable nail that is paintable is described in detail. This prosthetic demonstrates that the clinical and laboratory techniques used in fabrication of traditional maxillofacial prosthetics can be adapted for the fabrication of somatic prosthetics to enhance quality of life.
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