Speaking Space, Chewing Rotational Denture Movement, OHRQoL, and Patient Expectations for Single-Implant Mandibular Overdentures.

Purpose: To compare the speaking space, perceived rotational movement during chewing, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of elderly people rehabilitated with new conventional complete dentures (CDs) and single-implant mandibular overdentures (SIMOs) using a paired design. Patient expectations for SIMO use were also evaluated.

Materials And Methods: The participants were 22 elderly users of unsatisfactory CDs.

Prosthetic rehabilitation status, dental prosthesis functionality and masticatory function in nursing home residents.

Objective: To evaluate the association of masticatory function with prosthetic rehabilitation status and dental prosthesis functionality in nursing home residents.

Background: Prosthetic rehabilitation status and dental prosthesis functionality may adversely affect mastication of older people, and this relationship is underestimated in nursing home residents.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 179 nursing home residents who used dental prostheses [mean (SD) age: 78.

Speech and the swallowing threshold in single implant overdenture wearers: A paired control study.

Background: Single implant mandibular overdentures (SIMOs) can improve mastication in edentulous elderly people. However, little attention has been paid to their effects on articulation disorders and the swallowing threshold relative to those of conventional complete dentures (CDs).

Objective: To compare the effects of new conventional CD set and SIMOs on articulation disorders, mandibular movements during speech and swallowing threshold using a paired study design.

Single implant overdenture reinforced with a metallic framework: A 2-year clinical follow-up.

Introduction: To prevent single-implant overdenture (SIO) fracture, the inclusion of a framework in the overdenture has been suggested. However, no investigations verified their benefits.

Objective: To evaluate prosthetic maintenance events, patient satisfaction, and mastication of SIO reinforced by metallic framework users.

Speech in implant-supported and removable complete denture wearers: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: Prosthetic rehabilitation, especially with removable complete dentures (CDs), can contribute to speech problems, although the prevalence of the problem is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the influence of implant-supported fixed complete dentures (FCDs), implant-supported overdentures, and removable CDs on speech articulation disorders in patients with at least 1 completely edentulous jaw.

Material And Methods: This study was prepared according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42020182705).

Factors associated with oral health-related quality of life of institutionalized elders.

This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between two Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) questionnaires (the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)) and to investigate the factors associated with the OHRQoL of institutionalized elderly individuals. A cross-sectional multicenter study was performed with 344 institutionalized elderly individuals residing in two Brazilian cities. Six trained researchers interviewed the elderly individuals.

Health-related quality of life of institutionalized older adults: Influence of physical, nutritional and self-perceived health status.

Introduction: Institutionalized older adults have higher risks of diseases and worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than noninstitutionalized.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of physical state, nutritional status and self-perceived general health and oral health on the quality of life of institutionalized older adults in two Brazilian cities.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in 17 homes for the aged of two Brazilian cities.

Masticatory function in nursing home residents: Correlation with the nutritional status and oral health-related quality of life.

Background: Masticatory function of institutionalised elders and its relationship with nutrition and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) are unknown.

Objectives: This multicentre cross-sectional study evaluated the influence of the presence of teeth and dentures on masticatory function (masticatory performance and swallowing threshold) in institutionalised elders. Correlation of masticatory function with nutrition and OHRQoL was also verified.

Factors associated with the overlap of frailty and nutrition in institutionalized older adults: A multicenter study.

Objectives: This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the overlap of frailty and nutrition in older adults residing in nursing homes.

Method: Older adults (n = 344, mean age ± SD = 77.7 ± 9.

Bite Force, Masseter Thickness, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Elderly People with a Single-Implant Mandibular Overdenture.

Purpose: To compare maximum bite force, masseter thickness, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in elderly patients rehabilitated with conventional complete dentures (CDs) and single-implant overdentures (SIOs).

Materials And Methods: A paired design was conducted, and 12 elderly patients were selected. Initially, a set of new CDs was manufactured and placed.

Prostheses satisfaction and diet of elderly wearing a single implant overdenture: A six-month assessment.

Aims: To compare prosthesis satisfaction and nutritional intake of edentulous elderly people wearing a conventional complete denture (CD) with those wearing a single implant mandibular overdenture (SIO) after 6 months of use.

Methods And Results: Completely edentulous elderly patients (n = 22) were divided between a group rehabilitated with CDs in both dental arches and a group receiving a mandibular SIO with a conventional CD in the upper arch (n = 11/group). Patients completed a visual analog scale for degree of satisfaction with their prostheses in seven categories.

Sensorial Ability, Mastication and Nutrition of Single-Implant Overdentures Wearers.

The use of two-implant overdentures improves mastication of edentulous elderly patients. However, little is known about the effects of single-implant overdentures (SIO) on oral perception and masticatory function in such elders. This study compared the effects of conventional complete dentures (CD) and SIO on the oral sensorimotor ability (OSA), masticatory function, and nutritional intake of elderly people with residual alveolar mandibular height classified as Class III or IV according to the American College of Prosthodontics.

Psychometric Analysis and Masticatory Efficiency of Elderly People with Single-Implant Overdentures.

Purpose: The aim of this paired clinical study was to evaluate psychometric parameters (patient satisfaction and masticatory ability) and masticatory efficiency in elderly people before and after oral rehabilitation by a single-implant overdenture.

Materials And Methods: This study included elderly individuals with residual alveolar bone height classified as Class III or IV according to the American College of Prosthodontics, and who wore clinically unsatisfactory complete dentures. Subjects first received new maxillary and mandibular conventional complete dentures.

Influence of lower complete denture use on masseter muscles and masticatory function: A longitudinal study.

Background: Edentulism can reduce mastication, leading to changes in food pattern, with possible consequences to masticatory muscle thickness.

Objectives: This study verified masticatory function and oral perception in subjects who did not use lower CDs, and whether the insertion of new upper and lower CDs would improve such variables.

Methods: Fifteen edentulous elderly who wore only the upper CD were selected and received new upper and lower CD.

Reinforcement of Single Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdenture with a Cobalt-Chromium Framework before Implant Surgery.

Previous clinical research has shown promising results in oral rehabilitation of elderly adults by a single implant-retained mandibular overdenture; however, the high incidence of fracture in the anterior region of these overdentures is a concern for clinicians. To minimize catastrophic overdenture fracture, we propose a technique to insert an individualized metal framework in single implant-retained overdentures prior to implant surgery.

Influence of enhancement filters in apical bone loss measurement: A cone-beam computed tomography study.

Background: The use of cone-beam computed tomography images (CBCT) providing a better assessment of bone injuries, although the sensibility of lesions measurement might be improved by the use of enhancement filters. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the influence of enhancement filters in apical bone loss measurement.

Material And Methods: Eighteen CBCT cases randomly selected of apical bone loss were evaluated.

Does scientific evidence for the use of natural products in the treatment of oral candidiasis exist? A systematic review.

In view of the limitations of antifungal agents used in the treatment of oral candidiasis and the wide variety of natural products that have been studied as treatment of this disease, this systematic literature review proposed to evaluate whether scientific evidence attesting to the efficacy of natural products in the treatment of this disease exists. A systematic search in PubMed, MEDLINE, SciELO, Lilacs, and Cochrane Library databases was accomplished using the associations among the keywords Candida albicans, phytotherapy, biological products, denture stomatitis, and oral candidiasis in both English and Portuguese. Four independent observers evaluated the methodological quality of the resulting articles.