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Objectives. Introduction of dental implant therapy has completely revolutionized the treatment for partially and completely edentulous patients. The aim of the current study was to assess the patient's knowledge regarding improvement in function and appearance and expectations with dental implant therapy. Methods. The required information was collected via a self-designed questionnaire. A total of 106 patients (response rate 70.66%) participated in the study. The subjects answered the questionnaire prior to dental implant therapy at universitybased dental hospital. Results. Almost equal number of males (48.1%) and females (51.9%) participated. The patients either self-contacted (53%) for the implants or were referred by their dentists (42%). 55% of participants were in need of > 1 implant. Two thirds of the participants got their first information about implants from dentists and for majority (68.9%) the feedback was positive. Dentists (85.8%) were the main source of information.75.5% of the patients regularly visited dentists and their experiences were pleasant. Satisfactory chewing (37.7%) followed by longevity (27.4%) and improvement in esthetics (26.4%) were the main reasons for seeking implants, while cost was not an issue for majority (53.8%). The responses about the time for completion of the treatment ranged from 1-day to 1-year. However, most of them (38.7%) believed that treatment will be completed within 6-months. For 41.5% of the participants the implants would last for 10 to 20 years while a third (33%) believed it will last for the rest of their life. Conclusions. Participants had moderate awareness about dental implants. Chewing/function and appearance/esthetics were found to be the primary reasons for seeking dental implant therapy. Expectations of the patients from the dental implant therapy were high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is one of the most frequent neurodegenerative diseases, second only to Alzheimer's disease. It is a progressive disease that inevitably leads the patient to death, in most cases for pneumonia ab ingestis. It affects 120 people out of 100,000 and more frequently affects men than women. The main symptoms are divided into motor, nonmotor and behavioral ones. The main motors symptoms are tremor, bradykinesia and postural instability. Non-motor symptoms include autonomic nervous dysfunction (orthostatic hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia, sexual dysfunction, excessive sweating due to hypothalamic dysfunction, constipation), insomnia, OSAS, and olfactory dysfunction. Behavioral symptoms are depression, dementia and psychosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate, through a systematic review of literature, the oral health status of the Parkinson's patient compared with the general population with particular reference to the incidence of caries and periodontal disease, the patient's management during dental interventions and the possibility of rehabilitating the patient with implanted therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]