OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine the relation of osteoporosis and body mass index to edentulous jaw bone resorption. MATERIAL AND METHODS Study included 48 postmenopausal totally edentulous female patients, aged 50 to 84 years (average age 69.73), with period of at least 2 years after last tooth extraction. Bone mineral density was determined in the femoral neck and the lumbar ...

Purpose To assess the prevalence of peri-implant diseases (ie, mucositis and peri-implantitis) in patients rehabilitated with full-arch, implant-supported restorations. Materials methods A search protocol was developed to answer following focus question: What is edentulous fixed or removable restorations? RCTs, controlled clinical trials, prospective studies at least 12 months follow-up a minim...

The aim of this study was to develop a three-dimensional method to analyze edentulous ridge shapes. A laser projection method was used to record the shape of edentulous plaster models. Contour of residual ridge on the reconstructed image was then subdivided into small triangles, and a 'normal line' representing the center of gravity of each triangle was determined buccolingually and anteroposte...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mean maximum bite force in dentulous and edentulous individuals with Angle's class-I occlusion and to assess the effect of different facial forms such as Square, Square-tapering, tapering and ovoid on the biting force. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of 160 subjects in total. Out of these 160, 80 were dentulous subjects and remai...

Given the increasing life expectancy in the coming years, dental practitioners, as other specialists from different medical fields, will encounter an increasing number of complete edentulous patients. These patients, with a longer active life and higher standards of life quality, will have different expectations for their complete dentures, higher than the standard treatment that uses conventio...

The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the effects of removable partial dentures on the support tissues and changes occurring in lower tooth-supported and bilateral distal-extension dentures, 5 years after placement. The study involved analysis of a total of 53 patients who received prosthetic treatment for removable partial dentures. The patients were divided into two groups. In group ...