FUNCTIONALLY-ORIENTED PROSTHESIS IN CASE OF TOTAL SECONDARY TOOTHLESSNESS

Abstract

The authors have made full removable dentures for 60 patients with total secondary toothlessness and various types of ringe bone atrophy of both jaws: in 30 cases using face bows and articulators and in 30 cases in accordance with standard practice using occludators. Three months later, they run a masticatory test by I.S. Rubinov. In the first group, with adaptation to removable dentures for 2 weeks, the chewing efficiency was 85% and the chewing time increased by 4 sec. In the second group the figures were 78% and 8 sec., respectively, but the adaptation to dentures lasted for 4 weeks.