title: Periodontal conditions following treatment with distally extending cantilever bridges or removable partial dentures in elderly patients. A 5-year study.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the periodontal conditions following treatment with distally extending cantilever bridges or removable partial dentures (RPDs) in elderly patients. All participants had a complete denture in the maxilla and moderate-to-advanced bone loss around the teeth present in the mandible. After undergoing periodontal treatment, 27 patients were treated with distally extending cantilever bridges and 25 patients with a RPD. During the first 2 years following prosthetic treatment, the patients were recalled twice a year and during the last 3 years once a year for oral prophylaxis and assessment of the periodontal status. The patients treated with a RPD showed higher mean Plaque and Gingival Indexes than the patients treated with cantilever bridges. No change in probing pocket depths was observed in either group, and only a small decrease in radiographic alveolar bone height was revealed. In conclusion, only minor changes in the periodontal conditions were recorded during the 5 years of observation after treatment with cantilever bridges or RPDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isidor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Budtz-Jørgensen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000473:pathology