Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Pon kirubha Robin ¹, Deepak Nallaswamy ², M. Subha ³

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
2 Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
3 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Articulators and facebow are an integral part of prosthodontics therapy that ensures accurate reproduction of the patients maxillomandibular relationship. Facebow has been regarded as as indispensable accessory of semi adjustable articulators for transferring the maxillary relation to the articulator. Facebows are of two basic types. They are Arbitary and the Kinematic facebow. Arbitrary facebows are popular, their level of accuracy has always been a topic of debate for reasons such as variable anterior reference points, operator variability and arbitrary posterior point of reference. There are numerous studies that have evaluated the accuracy of a facebow. The present study aims to the study and compare the clinical accuracy of orientation jaw relation recorded with various commercially available facebows.

Keywords

Factor, Jaw Relation, Occlusion, Arbitrary Face Bow, Kinematic Face Bow.

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Deepak Nallaswamy ¹, R. V. Geetha ², M. Subha ³

Affiliations
1 Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
2 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
3 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Faculty development programme is a protocol followed by every institution for the betterment of the faculty. However, it’s not been standardised. This can be achieved only by assessing the faculty performance in a 360 degree way..Performance evaluation of faculty members is a challenge for the management. Any growing institution incorporates new innovations that becomes a task for the faculty. Hence, it is essential to have a standard and integrated appraisal system. It identifies strengths and weaknesses of teachers on all aspects, such as academic responsibilities, research profile, student evaluation, publications, acquiring research grants etc. Continuous Annual Faculty Evaluation was introduced to develop an inclusive and dynamic system of evaluation addressing all the activities and responsibilities of faculty members. After the introduction of CAFÉ system, the overall performance of the faculties showed a significant increase. This article describes in detail the performance of the faculty in all aspects after introducing CAFÉ.

Keywords

Faculty Performance, CAFE, Evaluation.

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Vinay Sivaswamy ¹, Marian Anand Bennis ¹, Deepak Nallaswamy ², M. Subha ³

Affiliations
1 Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
2 Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN
3 Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Worn-out teeth are a common finding in routine dental practice. Tooth wear results in discomfort during mastication, poor aesthetics and reduced vertical dimension. Cases of generalized attrition usually require full mouth rehabilitation with crowns and bridges to restore function, aesthetics and self-esteem of the patient. The following case report describes the complete oral rehabilitation of a patient with mutilated dentition and reduced vertical dimension resulting from attrition. A detailed treatment plan was chalked out involving restorations and endodontic therapy followed by crowns and bridges along with institution of optimal oral hygiene measures.

Keywords

Attrition, FMR, Easthetic Rehabilitation.

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