Replacements for decayed or lost teeth have been produced for millennia. The Etruscans made skillfully designed false teeth out of ivory and bone, secured by gold bridgework, as early as 700 b.c. Unfortunately, this level of sophistication for false...

Dentures are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, and which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Conventional dentures are removable, however there are many different denture designs, some which rely...

Using a coordinated system for removable prosthetics This article details the chairside steps and materials necessary to create a state-of-the-art, highly esthetic removable prosthetic using the Esthetic Simplified Predictable (ESP) System featuring BlueLine denture teeth. Also provided is an overview of the laboratory...

LONG GIVEN THE SHORT SHRIFT BY DENTAL SCHOOLS AND THE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY, THE CURRENT INCREASED NEED FOR REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS TO MEET HIGH CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS HAS EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. Tim Lane, CDT, learned the fundamentals of his profession from his father, who, in turn, learned...

New Zealand doctors lost an elderly man's false teeth during surgery but found them four days later _ stuck down his throat, a Health and Disability Commission report said Friday.However, the commission found that doctors had taken all due care during the surgery.The man had...

Thousands of years before screen idols began beautifying themselves with cosmetic dentistry ancient Mexicans were getting ceremonial dentures. Researchers report Wednesday that they found a 4,500-year-old burial in Mexico that had the oldest known example of dental work...

Details how complete dentures are constructed. Explains that a complete denture is a type of removable prosthesis designed to replace all of the natural teeth in an arch or the jaw. Outlines uses of dentures for patients. Describes the role of the dentist in creating dentures.