title: [Longitudinal study on the abrasion of plastic teeth in total prostheses].
abstract: After a period of two years, the abrasion rate for standard plastic lateral teeth is one-tenth of a millimeter. The abrasion rate is then one-tenth of a millimeter per year for each succeeding year. A vertical loss of approximately four-tenths of a millimeter, for example, occurs during a five-year period. The abrasion rate is not related to the position of the prosthesis. The molar region shows a lesser degree of abrasion than anterior sections of the dental arch.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D010969:Plastics; D014072:Tooth Abrasion; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics
vernacular_title: Longitudinalstudie über die Abrasion von Kunststoff-zähnen bei Totalprothesen.