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An immediate denture is a temporary or permanent removable denture fabricated in the presence of natural teeth. Patients diagnosed with periodontitis are usually indicated for this type of dentures. Fabrication according to the specific protocol can enhance functional, phonetic, and aesthetic rehabilitation immediately after tooth extraction. Laboratory procedures have few specificities in comparison to conventional complete dentures, but the most important one is trimming the cast according to previously examined periodontal status. Following the production protocol, it is possible to provide functional, phonetic and aesthetic rehabilitation of the patient immediately after tooth extraction. In addition, it is possible to achieve proper remodeling of the residual alveolar ridge owing to the direct contact of the denture base with the extraction wound during the consolidation period. The aim of this paper is to present clinical and laboratory procedures in the process of making immediate complete denture.

Introduction. Dental caries is, along with periodontitis, the most frequent oral disease and represents a chronic, progressive, multifactorial process that leads to loss of hard dental tissues. The oral health status analysis and caries risk factors assessment in early childhood and adolescence are necessary for creating strategies in oral health promotion and preventive treatment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate caries prevalence in 12 and 15-year-old schoolchildren in Cukarica, a municipality of Belgrade. Material and method. The retrospective study included 409 schoolchildren of both genders. The oral health status was registered using the Klein-Palmer DMFT system (D - Decayed, M - Missing, F - Filled teeth). The methods of descriptive statistics were performed and p-values lower than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results. The younger group included 214 children (52.3%) and the older group 195 (47.7%). Individual caries rate was higher in 15-year-old children (81.02%) comparing to 12-year-old (57%). The mean value of decayed teeth for all participants was 2.43 and of total DMFT was 8.99%. Conclusions. Oral health promotion programs gave positive results. Moreover, it is important to implement them in the underdeveloped regions of Serbia with an improvement of the oral health literacy of parents and raising awareness of oral diseases.