title: Histological changes in edentulous oral mucosa under implant-supported overdentures.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Preti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barbero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valente
mesh_terms: 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