Monitoring of the discrimination threshold for interocclusal thicknesses in rehabilitated edentulous patients.
Thirty-seven white Caucasian subjects with unsatisfactory dentures were tested for interocclusal thickness discrimination threshold. New dentures were prepared and the test was repeated on days 1, 4 and 90 (from delivery). Eight patients whose situation was still unsatisfactory were given osseointegrated implant anchored dentures and the test repeated at the same intervals. Results were analysed statistically. Improved denture fit was found to increase interocclusal sensitivity. Decreased sensitivity during follow-up might indicate the need to check denture fit.
Preti
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Department of Prosthodontics, Turin University Dental School, Italy.
Gassino
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Lombardi
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Mazzone
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D000368:Aged; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012684:Sensory Thresholds