GOAL To measure change in a quality of life after treatment with removable dentures and to describe differences in quality of life in patients with new and worn out dentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Measuring instrument was OHIP-49, translated from English into one of the languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sample consisted of patients who wanted to make/replace mobile dentures or came to repair a...

background and aims. the first few days following the insertion of complete dentures are critical for the patients since they are struggling to adapt to their new dentures. this study aimed to evaluate the most common locations of traumatic ulcerations, their frequency and also the duration and number of adjustment visits required to achieve patient comfort following placement of complete dentu...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate whether wearing complete dentures during sleep can improve the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 34 edentulous patients (16 men and 18 women, mean age: 72.5 +/- 8.8 years) completed the study. Portable sleep recording was performed for two nights in patients' homes. All patients wore complete dentures one night and sl...

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...

Background and objectives : The fracture of acrylic maxillary complete dentures is a commonly seen clinical problem which usually occurs due to heavy occlusal forces or accidental damage.The objectives of the study were to measure the impact strength of maxillary complete dentures fabricated with high impact acrylic resin and to evaluate the effect of woven E-glass fiber and silane treated glas...

Dental rehabilitation by complete dentures is a state-of-the-art approach to improve functional aspects of the oral cavity of edentulous patients. It is important to assure that these dentures have a sufficient fit. We introduce a dataset of 13 edentulous patients that have been recorded with and without complete dentures in situ. These patients have been rated an insufficient fit of their dent...

One hundred patients were treated with complete dentures. The patients were divided into two equal groups; the first group (50 patients) received complete dentures and a clinical remount procedure was performed, while the second group received complete dentures without a clinical remount. A four point, nine scale Patient Denture Satisfaction questionnaire was used to evaluate the patients' sati...

An elderly woman was brutally murdered while visiting her deceased husband’s grave. At the post mortem it was noticed that her dentures were missing. It was first assumed the dentures had been lost during the violent attack. During the subsequent investigation, a set of dentures was found hanging in the room of one of the suspects. The investigating officer reported the dentures were displayed ...

Objectives: To see if dentures contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Candida albicans, and herpes simplex virus 1 could be effectively decontaminated by using Medical Tabs for Dentures. Method and materials: Ten methylmethacrylate dentures with processed soft liners (soft-liner dentures) and 10 methylmethacrylate dentures without processed soft liners (...

Objective: To compare differences in caries and periodontal scores between removable partial denture wearers and non wearers; abutment with non-abutment teeth in the wearers and wearers with “satisfactory” to those with “unsatisfactory” dentures. Methods: Ninety-six partially dentate patients were included in this study. Teeth were examined for caries and periodontal diseases. Removable partial...