Abstract
We tested in a randomized controlled clinical trial the effect of pain and instability of dentures on bite force with different degrees of mucosal support. The trial involved 3 groups who had received: 1) a new conventional denture (CD-group), 2) an implant-mucosa-borne overdenture on 2 IMZ implants (IMZ-group) or 3) a mainly implant-borne overdenture retained by a transmandibular implant (TMI-group). Fifty-three women and 15 men, mean age 59 years, participated in this study. Bite force measurements were made unilaterally with a transducer and bilaterally with a bite fork. After the measurements, subjects were asked whether or not biting had caused pain or tilting of one of the dentures. Significantly more complete-denture wearers reported pain. They reported more frequent pain in the mandible than in the maxilla (P
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-51 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb-2001 |
Keywords
- pain
- instability
- overdentures
- complete dentures
- bite force
- COMPLETE DENTURE WEARERS
- BITE FORCE
- COMMINUTION
- STATE
- FOOD