UNLABELLED This study analyzes the rugae pattern in dentulous and edentulous patients and also evaluates the association of rugae pattern between males and females. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate rugae patterns in dentulous and edentulous patients of both sexes in South Indian population and to find whether palatoscopy is a useful tool in human identification. MATERIALS ...

PATIENT A patient visited our hospital for fabrication of functional complete dentures to resolve masticatory disturbance. The case was diagnosed as edentulous jaws with inadequate mandibular position and movement. Therefore, new complete dentures were fabricated and set without reference to the old dentures. DISCUSSION For the diagnosis, clinical treatment and recall, each objective examinat...

It has been estimated that 18% of the adult population of the United States is edentulous.1 Epidemiologically, however, little is known about the edentulous. This report describes some of the characteristics of a group of edentulous persons and compares them with those of dentulous persons. Of the social and physiologic measurements obtained during the initial investigation in the Tecumseh Comm...

Edentulous people have difficulty chewing foods that are hard or tough in texture, even when wearing well-made dentures. These individuals typically modify their diets to compensate for loss of oral function. This practice leads to the question of whether the diet of edentulous individuals is adequate to maintain good general health. This overview summarizes articles that describe the changes i...

The surface area of edentulous jaw is an important functional and anthropometric parameter. It can be analyzed directly in mouth, on jaw impressions, as well as on casts. The analysis of master cast provides valuable information about the surface area in edentulous jaws. However, preliminary-study cast made of “soft” alabaster dental plaster is usually utilized for this purpose [1-5]. The surfa...

The objectives of this study were to compare the arrangement of teeth according to the bone support concept with the neutral zone concept, Evaluate the influence of two arrangement schemes on denture success. A total of 128 patients were equally allocated into two groups, according to period of edentulism. All groups were provided neutral zone and conventional dentures. Post insertion assessmen...

Replacement of missing teeth has become a successful option ever since the discovery of Osseointegration and introduction of implants in the dental field. It has proved to be a therapeutic breakthrough especially for edentulous people. Implants supported over dentures are becoming the first choice of treatment for edentulous patients as they provide various advantages over the conventional dent...

Role of complete dentures in reducing apnea-hypoapnea index in edentulous obstructive sleep apnea patient has shown promising results in previous studies. This study was undertaken to ascertain the role of complete denture and complete denture with slight increase in vertical dimension using custom made occlussal jig, on retropharyngeal space, posterior airway space, pharyngeal depth, and spiro...