Chewing performance before and after rehabilitation of post-canine teeth in man.

Missing teeth are often replaced by fixed or removable prosthodontic appliances to improve masticatory function. However, there have been few studies directly determining the influence of prosthodontic treatment on masticatory function. Our aim was to obtain information on the objective and subjective masticatory function of partially edentulous subjects before and after prosthetic restoration.

The effect of missing postcanine teeth on chewing performance in man.

The masticatory performance of a group of subjects missing on average 5.7 postcanine teeth and of a control group with complete dentitions were compared. There were significant differences in performance between the two groups.

Perception and significance of dental appearance: the case of missing teeth.

The perception and significance of dental appearance was investigated in three groups of patients. One group had a missing front tooth replaced by partial dentures, which were taken out during the tests. A second group had some missing (pre-)molars.

Significance of dental problems to the public and their comparability with general health problems.

A group of 109 subjects received a short questionnaire concerning their general health status. The subjects were invited to recall all the (health) problems experienced in the foregoing 6 months. Every participant in this study had visited the dentist, in the 6 months preceding the investigation, because of a dental problem.

[Experiences with an anesthesia protocol written by computer].

Since December 1983, we have used a computer system for charting and data logging in cardiac and thoracic anesthesia. These computers, designed as stand-alone units, were developed at our hospital based on Motorola 6809 microprocessor systems. All measurements derived from anesthetic monitoring, ventilator, and heart-lung machine are automatically sampled at regular intervals and stored for later data management.