Objective: To determine the impact of dental prosthetic condition on food consumption, risk of malnutrition and follow-up 4-year mortality risk in elderly Taiwanese. Design and setting: Analyzing the data sets of the 1999 and 2003 “Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan”, a longitudinal cohort study. Participants: A national probability sample of 2766 men and women 65 years...

BACKGROUND Although the use of removable dentures can improve oral function and esthetics for elderly people, compared to those who do not wear removable dentures, those wearing removable dentures could have worse oral health related-quality of life (OHRQoL). Additional information is required to assess which factors related to denture wearing influence the OHRQoL of elderly individuals. The pu...

The aim of the study was to determine the number and the type of the occlusal contacts (strong, weak) with respect to the type of the prosthodontic appliance (fixed, removable, combined fixed-removable) and with respect to the Eichner classification in patients with their appliances being in a good function for a long time. The aim of the study was also to determine the number and the type of t...

PURPOSE To assess removable denture patient awareness, expectations, and source of information about dental implants (DIs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred patients [150 removable partial denture (RPD) wearers and 150 complete denture wearers (CDWs)] attended the removable prosthodontic clinic at Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Patients were evaluated us...

Aims: The aim of this study was to pilot the assessment of the fixed and removable prosthetic needs and demands of over 55-year-olds in Constanta, Romania. Methods: A self-reporting questionnaire was developed and given to a convenience sample of 180 patients aged over 55 years who attended the Social Centre for Dentistry in Constanta for routine care and treatment between January 2009 and Janu...

BACKGROUND The current study evaluated the effects of fixed and removable space-maintainers on halitosis and oral health of children. METHODS Forty-three patients randomly selected between the ages 4-10 whom fixed or removable space maintainers were indicated in Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics. The inclusing criteria were: caries-free (with/without restoration...

Objective. To quantify effects on occlusion and temporomandibular function of mandibular distal extension removable partial dentures in shortened dental arches. Methods. Subjects wearing mandibular extension removable partial dentures (n = 25) were compared with subjects with shortened dental arches without extension (n = 74) and with subjects who had worn a mandibular extension removable parti...

AIM The objective of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with removable prostheses and its relationship with denture quality. METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixty-seven patients who received 119 new removable prostheses over a period of one year at the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, were recalled for an interview with regard to their satisfaction with their dentures and a clin...

BACKGROUND Loss of teeth affects the individual's health. Many factors determine the need to wear a removable dental prosthesis. Due to nature of design, age and lack of awareness, prosthesis often are neglected to maintain in an aseptic condition leading to microbial contamination. This provided an impetus for the present study with the aim of determining the microbial contamination of removab...

Adresa za dopisivanje Dr Nick Polychronakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Dental School Division of Removable Prosthodontics Thivon 2, 11527 Athens, Greece tel i faks: +30-210-7707958 e-adresa: [email protected] Sažetak Svrha: Ovim se istraživanjem željelo istražiti retentivne elemente djelomičnih proteza (RPD) i zubne nosače kod djelomično bezubih pacijenata identifikacijom...