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Introduction: Dental implant treatment has evolved a lot over the years for replacing missing teeth. There are clinical situations wherein the patient would have to go through a waiting period after a surgical procedure. During such a waiting period, the patient needs to function on a fixed temporary restoration till the final restoration can be placed. This has been made possible by the advent of transitional implants which have been designed and placed along with the conventional implants for the replacement of the patient's missing dentition and enabling the patient to experience the benefits of implantology immediately. Aim:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the awareness about transitional implants among dental students.Materials And Method: The present study was a questionnaire based survey study. A total of 100 dental students from Chennai population took part in the study. Self-structured standard questionnaires were given to the students through an online portal and the survey was administered to the students belonging to first year, second year, third year, final year, interns and PG. The survey was conducted among them to analyse their awareness of management of transitional implants. Survey consisted of a set of 10 questions. Random sampling was done. Data was collected and put into pie charts to display the statistical results.Results: Students belonging to PG were most aware about transitional implants and its indications. 58.4% were aware of the osteotomy, 60% were aware that both edentualous and partially edentulous patients can undergo transitional implant placement and 60% were aware of its role during overdentures. According to the chi Square test, (p<0.05). Thus data was statistically significant.Conclusion: Within the limits of the study, it is observed that the students had awareness about transitional implants. However, furtherawareness can be created among a larger number of participants.

A properly designed denture is conducive to proper rehabilitation of edentulism. Regular good denture hygiene by individuals with removable partial dentures (RPDs) is an important component of oral health and in the prevention of further dental problems. These individuals should be provided with advice on the importance of denture care and be aware of this information so as to avoid problems related to the oral cavity in the future. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and hygiene of patients using a removable prosthesis. The study consisted of patients who wear removable prosthesis between the age of 25-50 years. Data were obtained from the DIAS and each case sheet was reviewed carefully by visual means and OHIS score was given for each individual based on visual observation. Data were obtained and tabulated. Data was exported to SPSS and output was obtained. Based on the average of OHIS score, the oral hygiene of all the patients was fair. The study concludes that the oral hygiene of all the patients wearing removable prosthesis of the sample size provided was fair. Females in this study showed better hygiene compared to men.