Pontic is an artificial substitute for the missing tooth. The design of this prosthetic tooth will be dictated by esthetics, functions, hygiene, patient comfort, and maintenance of the dentulous ridge. An ovate pontic has been widely recommended to fulfill esthetic, functional, and hygienic requirements. The convex design of this pontic intends to form a concave soft tissue outline at the site of the alveolar ridge mucosa. This design eliminates the "black triangles" which are created after loss of tooth and interdental papilla thus preserving the emergence profile.Unfortunately, an ovate pontic design is not frequently advised by the clinicians. The case report presents an ovate pontic design for replacing maxillary anterior tooth to meet both esthetics and gingival health.
The average life expectancy of the population has increased, with advances in all the branches of medicine. Thus, a greater number of geriatric patients seek dental services. But due to various conditions they end up in edentulism for longer duration in later stages, which leads to problems related to loose-fitting dentures. As retention of the denture is compromised due to poor denture base foundation, the role of stability becomes even more important, which is achieved by neutral zone. The complete denture must not only fit the edentulous ridge, but its concave mechanical surfaces should fit against the tongue, cheeks, and lips. This case report presents management of Atwood's class V and VI resorbed ridge with neutral zone and management of flabby ridge with window technique.
Aims and Objectives:
The study aimed at evaluating the dental prosthetic status and its need among the geriatric population of Central India reporting to the dental colleges.
Materials and Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate prosthetic status and needs among geriatric individuals in Wardha city, Maharashtra reporting to dental colleges. A detailed inspection of the oral cavity of the study subjects was done using Basic Oral Health Surveys, World Health Organization (WHO) 1997.
Results:
A total of 110 individuals were evaluated for the study. A total of 26.36% study participants had some prosthesis at the time of examination, whereas 79.99% needed prosthesis. A total of 51.82% needed complete dentures. About 12.71% of the participants needed combination prosthesis.
Conclusions:
The result of this study concluded that the prosthetic status of the geriatric individuals in Wardha city (MH) of Central India is poor and needs prosthetic rehabilitation. A well-structured approach is required to fulfill these needs.
Clear acrylic denture base material finds is use in the fabrication of implant guides, surgical stents, and guiding flanges in dentistry. Given its excellent transparent property, the material will show the original gingival pigmentation which mimics the natural gingiva. In this case report one such attempt was made to use the clear acrylic denture so as to reflect the patients' original gingival pigmentation.
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