Plaque recordings as a guide to the prognosis for partial denture treatment.
Separate mean plaques scores of the proximal surfaces of abutment teeth, which faced denture saddles, were obtained from thirty-three subjects with removable partial dentures, following a period of ordinary tooth-brushing and at the end of a period following instruction in specialized tooth-brushing. With ordinary tooth-brushing, the subjects were distributed in the upper range of plaque scores which was considered dangerous to periodontal health. With specialized tooth-brushing the subjects showed lower mean plaque scores, but over a wider distribution. Thus patients are variously at risk when treated with partial dentures.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D014099:Toothbrushing