title: Masticatory performance and mandibular movement patterns of patients with natural dentitions, complete dentures, and implant-supported overdentures.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare quantitatively the masticatory performance of patients with overdentures supported by two implants, conventional complete dentures, and natural dentitions. Each patient was asked to chew a gelatin cube. The collected remains of the test food (gelatine cube) were fractioned by a sieving procedure and weighed. Maximum mouth opening and masticatory area were measured using kinesiography. There were statistically significant differences among groups with respect to masticatory performance using a 3.15-mm-diameter sieve (P < .001) and 0.5-mm-diameter sieve (P < .001), masticatory area (P = .019), and maximum mouth opening (P < .001). Increasing retention of a mandibular complete denture with two implants improved masticatory performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. tomantr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhittin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toman
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toksavul
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saracoglu
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cura
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatipoglu
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003817:Dentition; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D005780:Gelatin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology*; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010316:Particle Size; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D005780:Gelatin