Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between the oral stereognostic ability and masticatory efficiency at the time of denture insertion and after 6 months in complete denture wearers. Methods: Sixty edentulous patients were selected. The study was conducted in two parts. First, on the day of denture fit-in oral stereognostic ability test was conducted, ...

Brain activity associated with manual stereognosis has been the focus of increasing recent research effort. However, although oral stereognosis, defined as the ability to recognize and discriminate the food bolus in the mouth, is important for mastication and swallowing, there is little information available about the neural network relating to this function. In the present study, cerebral acti...

patients and methods the study population comprised 20 children with cleft palate, six to nine years old, after first surgery, with normal intelligence, and 40 normal children with normal iq levels and no speech-language disorders. in this cross-sectional study, oral stereognosis was investigated by identification of objects with different shapes and surface alterations, when placed in the mout...

Oral stereognosis and oral motor ability tests are useful in considering the prognosis of treatment with dentures. The acute perceptive ability of the mouth is recognized even in the denture wearing patients, although in the area of fine discrimination they are at a slight disadvantage particularly if they are aged. Patients who have low denture tolerance generally tend to have high stereognost...

The study was performed in 20 children with partial anterior open bite and in 20 children of a control group. Stereognosis was evaluated on the basis of correct recognition responses to silicone pieces of the different shapes. Pieces were put on the dorsal surface of the tongue close to its apex. It was evident that the stereognostic ability was impaired in children with anterior open bite. Thi...

Oral stereognosis has been reported to play an important role in predicting the success of complete dentures. In this study, the oral stereognostic ability of 30 edentulous subjects was evaluated and the mean score was 8.533 (± 3.115). The same subjects were provided with complete dentures. A questionnaire was completed by the subjects to aid in the subjective evaluation of denture performance ...