UNLABELLEDOBJECTIVE To evaluate the aesthetic effect of restorations with custom pressable metal ceramic abutments for defective soft and hard tissue in the maxillary anterior zone.

METHODSFifty-two patients with missing anterior teeth in the maxillar were selected, who had problems such as exposure of abutment metal, excessively large angle deviation, excessively long ceramic crown and missing gingival papilla, affecting the aesthetic effect of implant denture. Custom pressable metal ceramic abutments were made on the conventional castable metal abutment surface and restored with all-ceramic crowns to overcome the blackness at the implant neck.

RESULTSClinical evaluation for aesthetic effects 3 and 6 months after the restorations were placed. In 63 restorations of 52 patients, the blackness at the implant neck were eliminated and the aesthetic effect were ideal. The gingival was in healthy condition, showing no further gingival retreat or inflammation around the implant denture.

CONCLUSIONCustom pressable metal ceramic abutments can effectively improve the aesthetic appearance of the implant denture in maxillary anterior zone.

Ceramics ; Crowns ; Dental Abutments ; Dental Implants ; Dental Porcelain ; Esthetics ; Humans ; Maxilla ; Metals

INTRODUCTIONSedation or anaesthesia is recommended for all patients undergoing bronchoscopy unless absolute contraindications exist. However, the widely used combination of propofol and opiates for moderate sedation (MS) in bronchoscopy results in a high incidence of hypoxaemia and a relatively high cough score during the procedure. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of target-controlled infusion (TCI) of propofol and remifentanil, together with the use of high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), to achieve general anesthesia (GA) in diagnostic fibre-optic bronchoscopy.

METHODSA total of 92 consecutive patients scheduled for flexible bronchoscopy were randomly assigned to receive either MS using TCI-delivered propofol and remifentanil (n = 46), or GA using TCI-delivered propofol and remifentanil with HFJV (n = 46). The following were compared between the MS and GA groups: incidence of hypoxaemia, cough score, haemodynamic parameters, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, duration of bronchoscopy and patient satisfaction score.

RESULTSThe average and minimum oxygen saturation values in the MS group were lower than those in the GA group. The MS group showed a higher incidence of hypoxaemia. There was no significant difference in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide between the two groups. Cough score and duration of the bronchoscopy were markedly lower in the GA group, and patient satisfaction score was higher in the GA group.

CONCLUSIONGA, achieved via TCI-delivered propofol and remifentanil with HFJV, provides better conditions for diagnostic bronchoscopy - it decreases the occurrence of hypoxaemia, shortens the duration of bronchoscopy and increases patient satisfaction.

Adult ; Aged ; Anesthesia, General ; Bronchoscopy ; methods ; Carbon Dioxide ; chemistry ; Conscious Sedation ; methods ; Female ; Fiber Optic Technology ; Hemodynamics ; High-Frequency Jet Ventilation ; methods ; Humans ; Hypnotics and Sedatives ; administration & dosage ; Hypoxia ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Oxygen ; chemistry ; Patient Satisfaction ; Piperidines ; administration & dosage ; Propofol ; administration & dosage ; Young Adult