title: Measurement of changes in complete mandibular denture security using visual analogue scales.
abstract: The security of mandibular dentures for edentulous patients has been quantified using a visual analogue scale. Relining "loose" dentures was shown to produce an increase in the patients' assessments of denture security for 21 out of 23 patients. The security of a denture after relining was found to correlate with the form of the residual mandibular ridge as measured by the mean anterior ridge height.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D003822:Denture Liners; D003823:Denture Rebasing; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011434:Proprioception; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012044:Regression Analysis