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Dept. of Prosthodontics Crown & Bridge

Overview

Dept. of Prosthodontics Crown & Bridge

Prosthodontics also known as prosthetic dentistry or dental prosthetics, is one of the nine dental specialties pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation and maintenance of the oral function, comfort, appearance and health of patients with clinical conditions associated with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible artificial substitutes. It includes the specialty of implant, aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry. Restoration of patient’s oral function and rebuilding of patient’s smile is done through the use of dental implants, bridgework, dentures and crowns.

This department was started in 2003-04 along with the inception of the Dental College. Since then, it has evolved over the years, one of the landmarks being the introduction of the post graduate course in 2011. Currently, the department has the following facilities:
• 41 fully equipped, programmable dental chairs i.e. 20 chairs for under graduates, 19 chairs for post graduates and faculty and 2 chairs for implant prosthodontics.
• A separate implant clinic to cater to patients needing Implant Prosthodontics.
• Two preclinical prosthodontic laboratories, one each for undergraduates (which caters to the need of 60 students) and postgraduates (fitted with 3 phantom head units for preclinical training).
• A well equipped departmental lab with separate casting lab, ceramic lab and individual work stations for post graduates and technicians. The laboratory is equipped with state of the art equipments like Vita ceramic furnace, induction casting machine, milling machine to name a few. The laboratory facilitates the fabrication of a variety of dental prostheses of high quality to serve the patients.
• The department also houses a reception, a departmental library, a seminar room, faculty and post graduate student's rooms, store room & sterilization section.
• Computer with broadband internet connection and printer are available for use of faculty and students.

Treatment procedures carried out in the Department:

The treatments carried out in the Department include Prosthodontic rehabilitation with Complete Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, various types of fixed Prostheses (crown and bridge), implant retained/ supported prostheses etc. In addition, the Department addresses the rehabilitative needs of patients with acquired/congenital maxillofacial defects though various intra-oral and extra-oral Maxillofacial Prostheses. The Department also is providing other specialized prosthodontic services like overdentures, full mouth rehabilitation, TMJ splints etc.
A remarkable achievement in the field of oral implantology is the successfully running of the University Advanced Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology in association with Nobel Biocare . So far, more than 200 dental implants have been placed in the last 2 years and implant prosthesis ranging from single crown to full arch fixed and hybrid hybrid prosthesis with titanium milled framework have been provided to patients. Each PG student is encouraged to place around 15-20 implants during their course of study.
Advanced diagnostic and treatment protocols are routinely followed which include Dental CT Scan, surgical guides, single stage surgeries, guided surgeries and sinus lift procedures.
Services to military personnel, freedom fighters, senior citizens, physically handicapped and BPL patients are offered at very nominal rates.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate training programme:

The department offers comprehensive training for undergraduate students, which starts from the first year and continues till the final year along with one year of rotational internship. The students are trained to treat completely edentulous and partially edentulous patients with removable prosthesis.
The undergraduate course includes theory lectures and clinical training of 4 years under the supervision of efficient teaching staff. Pre-clinical practical training includes complete denture and partial denture construction on stone models.This is then followed by treatment procedures carried out on actual patients under the able guidance of the teachers.
The department also offers a postgraduate training programme of three years, which is approved and recognized by the Dental Council of India. The postgraduate programme is designed to prepare students for a career in teaching and research and also for advanced training in the rehabilitation of completely edentulous, partially edentulous patients and patient requiring maxillofacial prosthesis. Along with this, the academic schedule is designed to include seminars, journal club presentations, case presentations and a library dissertation. The students are required to actively involve in research and submit a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the university requirements. The students also participate actively in national and international specialty conferences by presenting scientific papers, table clinics and scientific posters.
The department also conducts Continuing Dental Education Programmes, playing host to reputed national speakers, keeping its students and staff up-to-date with the latest developments in Prosthodontics and Dentistry. A CDE programme was conducted on “Implant dentistry” by Dr. N. Sridhar Shetty in November, 2008 and on “Complete Dentures” by Dr. Chandrashekaran Nair in March 2014.

Department Research

• Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of three spray disinfectants on irreversible hydrocolloid impressions of irradiated patients with hyposalivation. An in-vivo study.
• Evaluation of the effect of chemical disinfection and heat sterilization on linear dimensional accuracy of a newly introduced poly vinyl siloxane impression material: an in-vitro study.
• A clinical evaluation of inter observer variability in shade selection by using conventional and spectrophotometric shade matching devices
• An in-vitro evaluation of effect of axial wall modifications of implant abutment on the retention of cement retained crowns
• Comparative evaluation of masticatory performance and swallowing threshold of patients with mandibular tooth supported overdentures,implant supported overdentures and natural dentition-a clinical study
• Comparative evaluation of the retentive bond strength of air-abrabed zirconia copings to prepared extracted human teeth using different luting agents- an in vitro study
• Evaluation of the quality of osseo-integration of endosseous implants placed in maxilla and mandibular using spiral computed tomography- a prospective study
• Comparative evaluation of bucco-lingual bone measurement at dental implant sites using cone beam computed tomography, bone mapping and open bone measurement
• Comparative Evaluation Of Flexural Strength And Fatigue resistance Of Three Resin Provisional Crown Materials
• Evaluation of effect of aliminium oxide addition on the flexural strength, surface hardness and roughness of heat polymerised acrylic resin compared to high impact acrylic resin
• Comparative evaluation of the ‘flexural strength of two commercially available zirconia after different surface treatments’ An in vitro study
• Comparision of the influence of the natural light And the standard correcting light source on the accuracy of visual shade matching of natural teeth
• Comparision of nutritional status assessment of elderly dentulous and completely edentulous patients wearing complete dentures.
• A comparative evaluation of tear strength and elastic recovery of three different elastomeric impression materials upon chemical disinfection and autoclaving- an invitro study
• Clinical evaluation of implant stability using resonance frequency analysis in different densities of bone during the healing period.
• Evaluation of the effect of altered vertical dimension and mandibular advancement device on oropharangeal volume using cephalometry and spirometry. An in vivo study
• Comparative Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Zirconia finished and polished using different methods.

Presentations

Topic Name

Details

PHONETICS “PAY ATTENTION”

Poster presentation at 13th IPS Pg Convention, Lucknow, June 2011.

ANTERIOR RIDGE DEFECTS- STOP. THINK! PROCEED. 

Table clinic presentationAt 14th IPS National PG convention in Mangalore, July 2012.

Smile please

Poster presentation at 14th I.P.S PG convention, 2012 at Mangalore.

Occlusion- The pole star of prosthodontic galaxy

Table clinic presentation ” at 15th I.P.S P.G Convention Held At Ghaziabad

Surface Topography Of Implants

Paper presentation at 6th International Congress of Oral Implantology. 3 nov 2012

TOOTH SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE:A successful solution for edentulous patient- A case report

Paper presentation at 41st Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference

Implant Occlusion: is it neglected?

Paper presentation 6th International Congress of Oral Implantology. 3 nov 2012

The prosthetic rehabilitation of maxillectomy patient with obturator prosthesis : a case report

Paper presentation at 41st  National Prosthodontic Society conference, at Ahmedabad 13 nov 2013

Titanium –As a Biomaterial

Paper presentation at 6th International Congress of Oral Implantology. 3 nov 2012

Third Eye- An ocular prosthesis

Paper presentationat 41st Indian Prosthodontic Society Conference

smart dental materials

Poster presentation at 41st Indian prosthodontic society, national conference , Ahmedabad

STEM CELLS–A THREAT TO PROSTHODONTICS

Poster presentation at 42nd IPS National Confrence ,Chandigarh -8-11-14.

MOVEMENTS MADE EASY

Table clinic presentation at 17th IPS PG Convention ,Nagpur 11-7-15.

Mechanical complications and its management in dental implants

Paper presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

A case report – A Tooth supported overdenture by using castable ball and socket attachment

Paper presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

PEEK for dental implants – A review

Paper presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

“Maxillofacial prosthesis made easy”

Poster presentation- 43rd IPS conference, Hyderabad, 2nd Dec

Occluso-postural-odontology

Poster presentation- 43rd IPS conference, Hyderabad, 2nd Dec

  Salivary Pacemaker- Neuroelectrical stimulation of salivary glands

Poster presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

Implants- We Lok or We Unite.

Poster presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

Diagnosis and treatment planning in implant dentistry.

Table presentation at 18th IPS PG Convention, Bangalore, 25-6-15

Implant supported overdenture: A case report

Paper presentation at 44th IPS Conference, Mumbai, 4-12-2016

Mandibular implant supported overdenture with locator abutments- A Case Report

Paper presentation 44th IPS Conference, Mumbai, 4-12-2016

Evaluation of the effect of altered vertical dimension and mandibular advancement device on oropharangeal volume using cephalometry and spirometry. A pilot study

Paper presentation  presentation at 44th IPS Conference, Mumbai, 4-12-2016

Awards

Topic name

Prize won

Color stability of provisional restorative materials

First prize in paper presentation at 37th IPS conference in Trichur. 2009.

PHONETICS“PAY ATTENTION”-

First prize in Poster presentation AT 13TH IPS PG CONVENTION, LUCKNOW June 2011.

 

Smile please.

Second prize in poster presentation at 14th I.P.S PG convention, 2012 at Mangalore.

Mandibular anterior block – A Solution to deficient site- A case report

First prize in paper presentation at 42nd  IPS National Confrence ,Chandigarh, 2014

 

Evaluation of the effect of altered vertical dimension and mandibular advancement device on oropharangeal volume using cephalometry and spirometry. A pilot study

 

First prize in paper presentation 44th IPS Conference, Mumbai,2016.

 

Mandibular implant supported overdenture with locator abutments- A Case Report

 

Second prize in paper presentation 44th IPS Conference, Mumbai,2016.

Clinical Cases

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