Computed tomography and complete dentures : morphometric analysis

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 90 - 94
• Main Author: QUEGUINER, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saint Louis, MO Mosby 1994
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Dentistry; Denture Retention; Denture, Complete; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Jaw, Edentulous - diagnostic imaging; Jaw, Edentulous - physiopathology; Male; Mastication; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology. Orbit; Patient Satisfaction; Prosthesis Fitting; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Human; Edentulousness; Stomatology; Dental disease; Computerized axial tomography; Morphometry; Result
• ISSN: 0030-4220; 1878-2175
• DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4220(06)80114-3

Ten edentulous patients who were wearing complete dentures that appeared to be well-fitting clinically but were not satisfactory to the patient, were imaged with the use of direct coronal computed tomography. Sections were selected to pass through the maxillary first molar region to study the relationships between the maxillary denture and the supporting tissues, at rest, in maximal intercuspation, and during simulated function. The radiation dose was minimized by limiting the number of cuts made to seven through the same site in different jaw positions both with and without function. Computed tomography offers useful diagnostic information when evaluating patients who have persistently unresoluable denture problems.