The loss of multiple teeth can lead to various issues such as impaired oral function, speech difficulties, and aesthetic concerns, significantly reducing a patient's quality of life. Prosthetic treatment is necessary to address these issues, and the specific treatment plan is determined based on the individual patient's condition. Temporary dentures are used to restore oral function and aesthetics until the final prosthesis is completed, helping patients recover from the functional and esthetic changes caused by tooth loss.Advances in digital technology have enabled the use of CAD-CAM in dental treatments, reducing the number of visits and improving the accuracy of denture fabrication. For the fabrication of the temporary denture in this case, impressions were acquired using two methods: intraoral scanning and a conventional impression method followed by model scanning. The teeth were arranged and the denture was designed using CAD software, and then fabricated using a 3D printer. This case report details the process of creating a temporary denture for a completely edentulous patient using digital technology, and the patient achieved a satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcome.

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Conventional dentures and implant-fixed prostheses are the treatment of choice for patients with multiple missing teeth. Implantassisted removable partial dentures (IARPD) represent a viable treatment option that combines these two treatment modalities to provide greater retention and stability compared to dentures alone. IARPDs also offer enhanced esthetic characteristics in patients with severe bone loss, and treatment outcomes can be improved further through careful diagnosis taking the degree of bone loss and the patient's facial features into consideration. Accurate implant placement that is compatible with the partial denture design and the opposing dentition is also crucial for success. The current clinical series includes patients that underwent partial denture treatment using implant-supported surveyed crowns, and presented satisfactory functional and esthetic treatment outcomes.

Two stored grain pests of the genus Tribolium Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are newly recognized in Korea: T. freemani Hinton, 1948, and T. madens (Charpentier, 1825). Their morphological diagnosis, adult and larval pictorial identification keys, and the mitochondrial COI barcode sequences of genus Tribolium are provided.