[Saliva: an important factor in retention of complete dentures].
The saliva plays a profound role in a removable prosthodontic treatment in edentulous patients. Indeed the presence of a thin salivary film is essential to the comfort of the mucosa. The saliva also plays pivotal role for the stomatitis of prothesic etiology, found in significant numbers of complete and partial denture wearers. Additionally, saliva in cause in calcolus deposition and in anomalous hue of removable denture.
Albanese
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Villani
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D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology*; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000209:etiology
La saliva: un importante fattore nella reitenzione della protesi mobile totale.