Anatomical changes in the structure of the temporomandibular joint caused by complete edentulousness.

Background: The posterior slope of the articular eminence of completely edentulous patients compared to patients with maintained occlusion shows significant flattening.

Objective: The aim of this present study was to reveal a possible correlation between edentulousness and the flattening of the eminence and to find out whether this deformation is connected to age.

Material And Methods: Thirty patients were examined in three groups, each consisting of 10 persons (group I: 18- to 25-year-old patients with maintained occlusion, group II: patients over 60 with maintained occlusion, group III: edentulous patients over 60).

[Review of scientific articles on complete edentulousness, published in the journal Fogorvosi Szemle].

This publication is an assessment of scientific articles published in the Fogorvosi Szemle over the last 120 years dealing with the evolution of complete dentures and the treatment of complete edentulousness. Qualitative and quantitative analysis was performed to find the annual average number of scientific articles and to find the authors who published the most in this topic. Publications had been collected and categorized according to author, year and subject and an extensive comparative analysis was carried out.