Chewing and Bite Force Efficiency of Innovative Implant Assisted Overdentures

Chewing performance and bite force in children

Alexandre Durval Lemos1 Flávia Riqueto Gambareli2 Marcia Diaz Serra2 Rafael de Liz Pocztaruk3 Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião2 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, BR 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School of Piracicaba State University of Campinas (FOP/UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, BR 3Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School of ULBRA-SO...

Bite Force Comparison of Implant-retained Mandibular Overdentures with Conventional Complete Dentures: An in vivo Study

Patients wearing conventional dentures often complain about the instability of the prosthesis, particularly the mandibular denture. Denture instability leads to feeling of insecurity, inefficient mastication, and overall dissatisfaction with the prosthesis. Implant-retained dentures have been developed and studied as a method for solving the problem of instability associated with conventional d...

An Innovative Miniature Bite Force Recorder

In this study, a detailed description of development of a new novel bite force recorder (gnathodynamometer) using solid state components is vividly explained. This state of the art authenticated device can be used to assess the complex function of human bite force, which is the net resultant combination of functional response of various craniomandibular structures consisting of interrelated com...

Implant-supported maxillary overdentures

Bite force and dental implant treatment: a short review

Dental implants are placed endosseously, and the bone is the ultimate bearer of the occlusal load. Patients are not uniform in the maximum bite force they can generate. The occlusal biting load in the posterior jaw is usually about three times of that found in the anterior. It is possible for supporting implants to be overloaded by the patients' biting force, resulting in bone loss and failure ...