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The aesthetic needs of patients with complete dentures is currently greatly increasing. To encounter of the stages and the process of complete dentures settlement that takes time, the operators must develop a variety of techniques to overcome them. One of it is by considering the transitional denture method to overcome the aesthetics problem during these stages. Various selection methods during this transitional stage are the making of overdenture, immediate dentures or denture after clearance all remaining natural teeth. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages. Principally, the aesthetic needs, adaptation process, masticatory function and the tissues health are the main reason of this transitional denture. As conclusion, dentures transition method is very helpfull to encounter the patients problems to finish the process of definitive dentures settlement.

Aging is a natural process which causes physical, psychological, and social deteriorations, so it can cause problems tothe elderly, especially health problems in Makassar. The local office of Health Department in Makassar determined theoptimum degree of health in accordance with result of indicators of Healthy Indonesia 2010 which were indicated bythe dental and oral health as an element of the quality of life. This research aims to observe the effect of completedentition on the quality of life of the elderly in Makassar. With the observational analytic study using a cross-sectionaldesign, the sample were chosen from the elderly who inhabit and settle in Makassar, South Sulawesi, above 60 yearsold and had≥ 20 teeth. The primary data were collected using OHIP-14 questionnaire. The results of simple linearregression test using SPSS version 22 indicate that the elderly with complete dentition have a significance level of0.003 which is smaller compared with the significance criteria (0.05). It was concluded that the condition of completedentition affect the quality of life of the elderly in Makassar.

Patient dissatisfaction occurs in both developing and developed countries. Patient satisfaction is a very subjectivething; it is difficult to measure, changeable and there are many factors influencing person’s level of satisfaction. Betelleaf (Piper betle)has many benefits to health. Betel leaf is a natural ingredient that is known to contain phenols andvolatile oil which gives the most distinctive smell in the betel leaf. Solution of betel leaf can also be used as amouthwash and denture cleansers. In addition, there are several kinds of commercially available cleanser, such asalkaline peroxide. This study was aimed to know the level of denture users’ satisfaction in Dental Hospital, Faculty ofDentistry, Hasanuddin University against denture cleanser. By using an observational analytic method, sample of thisstudy were all removable denture users inserted in April to May 2013. Polident and betel leaf extract of 20% were usedas cleansers. Data were collected by questionnaires and processed by chi-square test using SPSS v.21.0. The levelsatisfied of patient using alkaline peroxide was 100; compared with betel leaf extract of 20% was dissatisfied (p=0.000). It was concluded that alkaline peroxide denture cleanser gives a different sense of satisfaction significantlycompared with the betel leaf extract.

Edentulous state causes disorders in chewing, esthetic, phonetic, temporomandibularjoint, and the vinicity tissue. As dental students, they must have to replace their teethwith denture. This study aimed to know the reason why dental students of HasanuddinUniversity didn’t use denture. This descriptive study involved 30 samples based onpurposive sampling technique. Data was obtained from questionnaire andexamination of oral cavity. The result showed that 23 samples wanted to use denture,and 26 samples said that the denture was necessary. The reasons of not using denturewere as follows: no time, not disturbed, expensive, fear, and just for orthodontictreatment. It can be concluded that most respondents had known the importance ofusing denture. However, the behavior of using denture had not yet existed because ofexternal and internal factor. For that, it is suggested to socialize the imprtance ofusing denture.

Natural tooth can be replaced with many ways, for example with bridge. This kind ofdenture is conventional because too much sound teeth tissue are grinded. Therefore,many designs which grinds as minimal as possible have been tried such as Maryland andRochette designs. As technology develops, Fung Shell System was found. It consists ofone unit bridge called pontic which has a form of porcelain fused to metal and postbridge. Fung bridge is easier and faster to make than conventional bridge. This article isexpected to enrich our knowledge of fung bridge which is as modification of bridge.