title: Bone mass index analysis in elderly people before and after change prosthesis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontic Department, University of São Paulo, Av. Lavandisca 538, CEP 04515-011 São Paulo, Brazil. vanessanevesgomes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vanessa Neves
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Maria Luiza Moreira Arantes
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fidelix
mesh_terms: 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