Attachment-Retained versus Clasp-Retained Removable Partial Dentures: Effects of Retention on Patient Satisfaction.

Objectives:  To compare the retention and patient satisfaction of attachment-retained versus clasp-retained removable partial dentures (RPDs) over time and to evaluate the impact of retention force on patient satisfaction.

Materials And Methods:  This study included 107 patients with 130 RPDs at the University Dentistry Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo. Patients were divided into two groups: clasp-retained RPDs ( = 79) and attachment-retained RPDs ( = 51).

Evaluation of the Masticatory Efficiency at the Patients with New Complete Dentures.

Background: There are a lot of factors influencing the efficiency of mastication; therefore there are also a lot of methods for testing this efficiency.

Objective: The study aimed to test the efficiency of mastication and evaluate it in the function of time, based on previous experience with the complete dentures.

Methods: A total of 88 patients (42 female, 46 male, mean age 52.

ElectromyoFigureic Evaluation of Functional Adaptation of Patients with New Complete Dentures.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of adaptation of patients to newly fitted complete dentures in their dominant and nondominant sides, by means of ElectromyoFigureic signals.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-eight patients with complete dentures were evaluated in the study. Masticatory muscle () bioelectric activity of the patients with complete dentures was recorded at maximum intercuspal relation.

Evaluation of Maximum Bite Force in Patients with Complete Dentures.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate maximum bite forces (mBF) in dominant (DS) and non-dominant sides (NDS) at certain time periods after the insertion of new complete dentures based on prior experience and gender.

Materials And Methods: A total of 88 patients, complete denture wearers (CDWs), were examined. The maximum bite force at the intercuspal position between the first molars in 3 seconds was registered and recorded with piezoelectric gnathodynamometer.

Frequency of Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders among Prishtina Dental Students.

Background: Early diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is important for prevention of greater damages of the parts of the oro-facial system. There are early symptoms that can be used as predictors of TMD.

Aim: The study aimed to assess the frequency of the symptoms of TMD among dental students.

Differences of Tooth Colorimetric Parameters L*a*b* Depended on Age.

Aim: The study aimed to analyse differences in colourimetric parameters L*a*b*, depended on age.

Material And Methods: In this study were included 255 subjects with age interval from 20 to 49 years. The subjects were divided into three groups, as follows: in the younger group were 20 to 29 years of age, those in the middle group 30 to 39 years and older group 40 to 49 years.

Differences between Subjective Balanced Occlusion and Measurements Reported With T-Scan III.

Background: The aetiology of Temporomandibular disorder is multifactorial, and numerous studies have addressed that occlusion may be of great importance in the pathogenesis of Temporomandibular disorder.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine if any direct relationship exists between balanced occlusion and Temporomandibular disorder and to evaluate the differences between subjective balanced occlusion and measurements reported with T-scan III electronic system.

Material And Methods: A total of 54 subjects were divided into three groups, selection based on anamnesis-responded to a Fonseca questionnaire and clinical measurements analysed with electronic system T-scan III.

Evaluation of Sensibility Threshold for Interocclusal Thickness of Patients Wearing Complete Dentures.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate sensibility threshold for interocclusal thickness in experienced and nonexperienced denture wearers after the insertion of new complete dentures.

Materials And Methods: A total of 88 patients with complete dentures have participated in this study. The research was divided into two experimental groups, compared with the previous experience prosthetic dental treatment.

Lightness, chroma, and hue distributions in natural teeth measured by a spectrophotometer.

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the distribution of color parameters, lightness (L*), chroma (C), hue (H), a* and b*, in the intercanine sector in maxilla.

Material And Methods: Patients' tooth color measurements were performed using an intraoral spectrophotometer VITA Easyshade (VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH and Co.

Patient's Satisfaction with Removable Partial Dentures: A Retrospective Case Series.

Unlabelled: This retrospective clinical study aimed to assess patient's satisfaction with removable partial dentures (RPDs), as retention, chewing ability, aesthetics during the observation period.

Material And Methods: A total of 63 patients with RPDs, participated in this study. The following data was collected: Kennedy classification, denture design, denture support, satisfaction and success of RPD.

Psychometric properties of the Albanian version of chewing-function questionnaire CFQ-ALB.

Background: The new Chewing Function Questionnaire (CFQ) was lately developed in Croatia to measure the chewing ability in prosthodontic patients, as a one-dimensional instrument consisting of 10-items. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop an Albanian version of the CFQ questionnaire and to test its psychometric properties in a new typical environment among the Kosovo population.

Materials And Methods: The original version of CFQ questionnaire was translated and cross-culturally adapted from the English language into Albanian in accordance with international guidelines.

Differences between centric relation and maximum intercuspation as possible cause for development of temporomandibular disorder analyzed with T-scan III.

Objective: To compare subjects from the group with fixed dentures, the group who present temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and a control group considering centric relation (CR) and maximum intercuspation (MIC)/habitual occlusion (Hab. Occl.) and to analyze the related variables also compared and analyzed with electronic system T-scan III.

The influence of removable partial dentures on the periodontal health of abutment and non-abutment teeth.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of removable partial dentures (RPD) on the periodontal health of abutment and non-abutment teeth.

Materials And Methods: A total 107 patients with RPD participated in this study. It was examined 138 RPD, they were 87 with clasp-retained and 51 were RPD with attachments.

Clinical evaluation of removable partial dentures on the periodontal health of abutment teeth: a retrospective study.

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effect of removable partial dentures in periodontal abutment teeth in relation to the type of denture support and design of RPD in a five-year worn period. Methods : A total of 64 patients with removable partial dentures (RPDs), participated in this study. It were examined ninety-one RPDs.