Histological changes in edentulous oral mucosa under implant-supported overdentures.
The microscopic characteristics of the mucosa covering the alveolar ridge that supports a complete denture have long been studied. In this paper, any histological changes in mucosa loaded by a denture before and after a denture has been anchored by implant onto the bone were followed. The results suggest that mechanical loads improve trophism of mucosa, and that fixing a denture to implants leads to a more uniform distribution of loads.
Preti
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G
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Turin, Italy.
Bassi
F
F
Barbero
P
P
Lorenzetti
M
M
Valente
G
G
D000368:Aged; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing