Background:
Introducing tooth mobility simulation in laboratory studies can provide results with high accuracy and predictability.
Objectives:
This study aims to review in vitro methodologies replicating tooth mobility and provide a recommended approach for future laboratory models.
Methods:
Databases, such as PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, BioMed Central and Chinese databases are searched, and twelve articles are included in the final review.
Results:
Simulation methods of tooth mobility involving socket enlargement, screw loosening, alveolar bone loss simulation and a combination approach are identified from the extracted data. The materials used in preparing artificial teeth, artificial sockets and periodontal ligament simulator are discussed with a focus on their limitations. The achieved degrees of mobility and the presence of the centre of rotation are also evaluated. A timeline of the review articles is constructed to understand the trend of the preferred methods in tooth mobility simulation.
Conclusion:
Future in vitro investigations can achieve clinical reliability, particularly for materials tested in the field of dental traumatology and periodontology, by recognising the importance of incorporating tooth mobility in laboratory studies. Improvised methods are proposed to ensure that potential laboratory models can resemble the actual oral environment.
Rehabilitating the occlusion of a patient with multiple missing posterior teeth may be challenging, especially when the remaining teeth are malaligned with loss of occlusal vertical dimension. A telescopic denture can be an excellent treatment alternative. In this case, the patient requested an aesthetic maxillary denture with no visible metal clasps when smiling. Hence, two telescopic crowns were placed on the anterior abutment teeth serving as the retentive components of the maxillary cobalt-chromium removable partial denture. Additional retention was obtained from the posterior abutment teeth. The patient was satisfied with the final restored occlusion and appearance.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of various framework designs on the failure of posterior fiber reinforced composite (FRC) bridges and assess the post crack performances of the repaired prostheses. Thirty samples were prepared into three different groups of framework designs: cuspal support (CS), anatomic features (AF) and circular reinforcement (CR). All specimens were subjected to static loading test and acoustic emission analysis. Significant differences were found in the load and time of initial failures among the three groups (p<0.001). CS was identified as the optimum framework design. Samples with composite delamination at the pontic site were selected and repaired with a clinically simplified protocol. Significant differences were also observed between the repaired and original FRC bridges (p=0.01). The performance of these prostheses was highly dependent on the framework design and the perspective of repairing FRC bridges may warrant future investigations.
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