title: Overeruption of teeth opposing removable partial dentures: a preliminary study.
abstract: One of the purposes of prosthodontic treatment is to prevent overeruption of opposing teeth, but there is currently minimal literature describing the efficacy of removable partial dentures (RPDs) in performing this function. This study investigated overeruption following RPD treatment. The study participants were 33 patients treated with RPDs, and overeruption was evaluated by comparing the surface computeraided design data of dental casts made at two different time points-before and after RPD treatment. Overeruption was observed in 38.1% of teeth opposed by the RPD, which was much less than the proportion of teeth that overerupted when not opposed by the RPD.
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikebe
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Enoki
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurushima
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mihara
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D003765:Models, Dental; D014078:Tooth Eruption