title: Contribution of the palate to denture base support: an in vivo study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of the palate to denture base support. Four subjects with tooth- or implant-supported maxillary overdentures were enrolled. Recordings (strain values converted to load values) were performed using miniature strain gauges and force transducers for the following conditions: metal framework only (A), denture base with full palatal coverage (B), and denture base without palatal coverage (C). The palatal-supporting ratio (PSR) was calculated using the equation PSR = (B - C) / A. The PSR values were less than 10% in all subjects, suggesting that the palate plays a minimal role in denture base support.
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gonda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000044:Dental Abutments / Q000145:classification; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000502:physiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants