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PubMed2002

Effect of artificial tooth material on mandibular residual ridge resorption.

PURPOSE: In this 10-year longitudinal study we evaluated the amount of mandibular residual ridge resorption for 2 groups of subjects with complete dentures, one group with porcelain artificial teeth and the other with acrylic resin teeth. METHODS: One hundred and nine patients who had undergone ridge extension procedures with skin graft and prosthetic rehabilitation with porcelain or acrylic resin teeth were investigated for mandibular bone loss. Measurements were made on serial cephalograms. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of their baseline characteristics (age, period of edentulousness, period of observation, vertical facial morphology, sex, severity of atrophy or presence of bruxism). Similarly, there were no statistically significant differences in amount of bone loss in relation to baseline characteristics. CONCLUSION: The view that acrylic resin teeth should be preferred to prevent bone resorption of the mandibular residual ridge is not supported by these data. Further research concerning soft denture-lining material should be undertaken to elucidate the potential role of denture pressure in ridge resorption.

Acrylic Resins↗

PubMed2004

Use of digital photographs for artificial tooth selection.

Digital photography has become available to everybody. The aim of this study was to examine possibility of calculating the width of a missing central incisor using digital photographs. Digital photographs were obtained from 51 dentate subjects using a 3.1 Megapixel digital camera from various distances: 35 cm, 70 cm, 1 m and 1.5 m. For the calculation of the width of maxillary left central incisor (MLI), the following equation was used: MLI(calculated) = Photographic width of MLI x IPD / photographic IPD. Statistical analysis was made (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, dependent sample t-test, correlation and frequencies) using SPSS 10.0 for Windows. Results revealed no significant difference between the calculated MLI (70 cm, 1 m and 1.5 m distance) and actual MLI, however calculated MLI from 35 cm distance was significantly different from the actual MLI value (p < 0.01). The highest correlation was between calculated MLI (70 cm distance) and actual MLI. However, the highest percentage of results from a distance of 70 cm also fitted within +/- 0.3 mm; +/- 0.5 mm and +/- 1 mm difference from the actual MLI values. However, the results obtained from 1 m distance were also satisfactory. The technique of use of digital photography is of proven value in calculating the width of a maxillary central incisor. The photographs using a simple digital camera should be taken from a distance from 70 cm to 1 m. Saving such photographs in a dental office may eventually be helpful for calculating dimensions of artificial teeth.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1993

[Clinical evaluation of hydroxyapatite-coated titanium artificial tooth root].

The present study was aimed at evaluating the clinical usefulness of a new type of dental implant, one piece-type artificial root made of a titanic core coated with HAp by plasma-spray coating. A total of 227 artificial roots were implanted in 78 healthy subjects (44 females, 34 males) ranging in age from 17 to 74 years. Each of them was examined on several given occasions by both radiography and a method used in periodontal disease screening. Prognostic observation lasted up to 4 years and 3 months. No implants were rejected in 77 subjects, although marked mobility of the implants resulted in their withdrawal in 1 subject (2 implants). They were functioning favorably during the study period, affording great satisfaction to the subjects. No side effects were found in any of the subjects excluding one case of oral lichen planus in which the presence of a direct cause-effect relation remained unclear. From the above results, we conclude that this new type of artificial root is of extremely high clinical use.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1977