Naslov
Occlusal and Rest vertical dimension in dentate and prosthodontic patients

Autori
Antonić, Robert ; Šimunović Šoškić, Marica ; Uhač, Ivone ; Valentić Peruzović, Melita ; Muhvić Urek, Miranda ; Borčić, Josipa ; Kovačević Pavičić, Daniela ; Braut, Alen

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
29th Annual Conference of EPA

Mjesto i datum
Poznań, Poljska, 03.09.2005. - 05.09.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
vertical dimension; prosthodontic; complete dentures

Sažetak
Introduction:The interocclusal height is determined by the intercuspidation of the two dental arches and is changing during life. Although the traditional views support the notion that the physiological rest position of the mandible is a constant position, new findings indicate that it can be changed due to multyfactorial influences, as position of the body, certain medicaments, tooth loss and occlusal disfunctions. Aim of the study: To examine the in details the direction in which the mandible is moving between the position of physiological rest and maximal intercuspidation, measure the mandible movement between the physiological rest position and 5mm vertical raise. Compare the OVD and RVD between eugnetic patients and patients with dental prosthetics. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 92 patients divided in experimental and control group. The control group consisted of 50 patients, eugnatic, male and female patients without dental prosthetics. The experimental group consisted of 42 male and female patients that had one or more dental prosthetics. The cephalometric points were marked on all the examined patients and then superimposed and transferred to measuring grid. The data were gathered and processed utilizing Statistics 5.0 and SPSS 10.0 (Statistical Package for Social Science). Results: The obtained results of OVD and RVD in comparison between the exparimental and control group revealed a statistically significant difference. However, in this study no significant difference was found between the RVD of the controll and the experimental group, while the difference of OVD the experimental group in comparison to the control group revealed statistically significant difference. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the unsatisfactory and old, worn-out dental prosthetics can cause the change of vertical dimension in patients, specially in patients with removable dental prosthetics such as complete dentures.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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