Keith Kinderknecht

• DMD FACP
• Managing Director at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Statement of problem: The etiology (chemical, friction, abfraction) of noncarious cervical lesion (NCCL) progression is poorly understood. Purpose: The purpose of this 5-year prospective clinical trial was to measure the relationship between NCCLs and various etiologic factors. Material and methods: After review board approval, 29 participants...

Background: The aim was to introduce and preliminarily evaluate a new software application, SICAT Function, which can directly combine and merge three-dimensional cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and electronic SICAT jaw motion tracking (JMT) data. Methods: A detailed description of the methods and dynamic clinical simulation of mandibular mov...

This retrospective study was designed to investigate changes of cervical dentin hypersensitivity (CDH) in response to occlusal equilibration. Written records for 250 active-care patients were randomly selected and analyzed for associations between CDH, and its resolution following occlusal equilibration. Patients in group A (treatment) and B (delay...

The purpose of this article is to introduce an objective method for quantifying cervical dentin hypersensitivity. Air emissions from a standard air-water syringe or a syringe with a Fluid Control Block are directed toward the cervices of teeth at a 45-degree angle to the long axis of test teeth from a distance of 0.5 cm for 0.5 to 1.0 second. An ai...

The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association between cervical dentin hypersensitivity and the presence of abfractive lesions. Written records and study casts for 250 active-care patients, selected alphabetically, were analyzed for the clinical detection of abfractive lesions and cervical dentin hypersensitivity from 1979...

This guide provides a method for evaluating permanent impairment due to injury of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Each author represents a major organization whose members treat temporomandibular disorders. The ratings are based on (1) disc displacement and joint degeneration, (2) range of motion, and (3) surgery. The rating values are comparabl...

Conventional overdentures can be made with or without attachments, whereas implant-supported overdentures require bar or stud type attachments. Accurate placement of the attachments in the overdenture is critical for the success of the prosthesis and implants. An improved procedure is presented for stabilizing the existing denture with vinyl polysi...

Silicone putty casts are useful for articulating existing dentures for evaluation and problem solving before relining procedures are performed or a new prosthesis is made. Tissue health may require significant modification of the existing dentures and treatment with tissue-conditioning material before final impressions are made. This practical proc...

Resin-bonded porcelain veneer restorations can be used to correct unaesthetic diastemata caused by tooth position or discrepancies in the tooth size/arch development. The size of the diastema, size and proportion of the clinical crowns, tooth preparation, and dental occlusion require special attention; an excessive frenum attachment requires additi...

The one-page screening process presented is efficient and easy to complete (Fig. 12). Other TMD screening forms and processes provide equally valid classification and prediction. Screening systems like the TMJ Scale have been validated by extensive epidemiological application and can be used if greater reliability is desired. Regardless of the scre...

The prosthodontic treatment of patients with a history of temporomandibular disorders presents unique risk-management problems because of the varied nature, uncertain prognosis, and frequent recurrence of these disorders. Patients with temporomandibular disorders frequently require managed treatment over extended periods of time and may complicate...

The prosthodontic treatment of patients with a history of temporomandibular disorders presents unique risk-management problems because of the varied nature, uncertain prognosis, and frequent recurrence of these disorders. Patients with temporomandibular disorders frequently require managed treatment over extended periods of time and may complicate...

When remaining occlusal contacts of a dental posterior quadrant have been prepared to receive complete or partial coverage restorations, it is necessary to use an interocclusal recording material to approximate the casts for laboratory mounting procedures. Inaccuracy in working cast approximation leads to occlusal discrepancies in the fabricated re...

A soft tissue cast permits the technician to make fixed prostheses with optimal contours. This article describes a quick and easy procedure for making a vinylsiloxane soft tissue cast directly in the impression.

This study measured the amount of positional change in the terminal transverse horizontal axis of the mandible that results from altering undesirable neuromuscular influence. Centric relation records were made on 19 healthy subjects before and after deprogramming. The axis was located with a computerized axiograph, and the centric relation records...