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- Title
Maxillary complete denture movement during chewing in mandibular removable partial denture wearers.
- Authors
De Souza, Raphael Freitas; Marra, Juliê; Pero, Ana Carolina; Regis, Rômulo Rocha; Compagnoni, Marco Antonio; Paleari, André Gustavo
- Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the pattern of maxillary complete denture movement during chewing for free-end removable partial dentures (RPD) wearers, compared to maxillary and mandibular complete denture wearers. Materials and methods: Eighteen edentulous participants (group I) and 10 volunteers with bilateral posterior edentulous mandibles (group II) comprised the sample. Measures of mean denture movement and its variability were obtained by a kinesiographic instrument K6-I Diagnostic System, during the mastication of bread and a polysulphide block. Data were analysed using two-wayanova ( α = 0.05). Results: Upper movement during chewing was significantly lower for group II, regardless of the test food. The test food did not influence the vertical or lateral position of the denture bases, but more anterior dislocation was found when polysulphide blocks were chewed. Group II presented lower intra-individual variability for the vertical axis. Vertical displacement was also more precise with bread as a test food. Conclusion: It can be concluded that mandibular free-end RPD wearers show smaller and more precise movements than mandibular complete denture wearers.
- Subjects
PARTIAL dentures; DENTURES; BRIDGES (Dentistry); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR joint; JAWS
- Publication
Gerodontology, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0734-0664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00259.x