Loss of natural teeth has functional and psychosocial consequences that can, in many cases, be rectified with complete replacement dentures. However, the outcome of complete denture therapy is variable, and relies on patient factors, as well as the skill of the clinician and laboratory technician making the dentures. This article reviews recent literature on the outcomes of edentulousness and c...

OBJECTIVE Hypertension may result from changes in dietary quality and nutrient intake. We therefore sought to determine the epidemiological association between tooth loss and hypertension in South African adults. METHODS This is a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of adults aged 25 - 70 years who participated in the South African Demogra...

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of duration of edentulousness on the position of neutral zone in relation to the crest of the residual alveolar ridge in the molar, premolar and anterior region in mandibular complete denture using Computed Tomography (CT). Materials and Method: Thirty edentulous patients were categorized into three groups based on their period of edentulousnessGroup 1: 0 to 6 mo...

Our earlier studies on edentulous elderly subjects have shown associations of severe resorption in the mandibular residual ridge with female gender and systemic diseases. The aim of this study was to examine whether other factors also were related to residual ridge resorption (RRR). Among 177 edentulous elderly subjects effects on RRR were investigated with regard to history of edentulousness a...

All indexed articles in BBO, LILACS, and MEDLINE databases from January 1998 to July 2001 were searched to analyze information on oral health among the elderly in Brazil. The year 1998 was used as a starting point, since this was the year the National Epidemiological Survey was published. Twenty-nine articles were found, of which 7 were analyzed in detail regarding key methodological aspects (a...

INTRODUCTION Age and hormonal disorders are recognized factors impacting the periodontium and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, but as yet the relationship between these two conditions in postmenopausal (post-M) and premenopausal (pre-M) women in Poland has not been assessed. The aim of this study was to compare the periodontal status in women after myocardial infarction (MI) with wome...

UNLABELLED There is disagreement about the association between missing teeth and the presence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). AIM To investigate whether, the span of edentulousness, gender, number of quadrants involved, pathological migration and the type of kennedy's classification are related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction signs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical exami...

BACKGROUND Oral health is basically important for the well-being of people. Thus, it is strongly suggested to organize epidemiological surveys in order to gain representative data on oral condition of the given population. The purpose of the cross-sectional study was to determine the results on tooth loss and caries prevalence of Hungarian adults in different age groups. METHODS Altogether 46...