title: The role of the periodontal ligament in overdenture treatment.
abstract: The results of this experiment suggest that the periodontal ligament plays a role in the efficiency of muscular activity during chewing in patients wearing overdentures. A masticatory index as an indicator of the efficiency of masticatory movement is proposed in this research.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004526:Efficiency; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000502:physiology; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors