Bone mass index analysis in elderly people before and after change prosthesis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the bone mass index (BMI) of senescent patients before and after prosthetic rehabilitation by complete dentures and evaluating any correlations between prosthetic rehabilitation and changes in BMI.


METHODS
Thirty-two edentulous elder patients who were in need of new complete dentures.


METHODS
Dental clinic of the Prosthodontics Department (Dental Branch) of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.


METHODS
The study was performed in three different phases: the first one took place before any procedures relating to the new complete dentures had started and consisted of clinical records and a prosthetic anamnesis. The second and third phases took place after the prosthetic rehabilitation was completed, normally after 3 and 5-6 months respectively. The data collected in the different phases were analysed by using BIOESTAT 3.0; the level of significance was p < 0.05, in a bilateral proof.


RESULTS
The non-parametric statistical analysis of BMI did not show any significant differences when compared with the three phases analysed during the study.


CONCLUSIONS
There was no evidence that accurate prosthetic rehabilitation could influence BMI.
Gomes
Vanessa Neves
VN
Prosthodontic Department, University of São Paulo, Av. Lavandisca 538, CEP 04515-011 São Paulo, Brazil. vanessanevesgomes@hotmail.com
Frigerio
Maria Luiza Moreira Arantes
ML
Fidelix
Marcia
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors