Establishment of guideline for occlusal scheme in complete denture

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19592244
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 補綴理工系歯学
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: NAGAO Kan 徳島大学, 大学院・ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 准教授 (30227988)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KASHIWABARA Toshiya 徳島大学, 病院, 助教 (90274232) ; HONGAMA Seiko 徳島大学, 大学院・ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 助教 (60380078)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2010
• Keywords: 歯学 / 総義歯 / 咬合様式

Research Abstract

This study suggested that for good masticatory performance, lingualized occlusion should be chosen in complete denture wearers who have many number of chewing before swallowing and/ or bad physical and social condition and/ or low satisfaction with their dentures, and fully balanced occlusion should be chosen in complete denture wearers who have good oral condition and/ or good psychological condition
And lingualized occlusion should be chosen in complete denture wearers who have bad oral condition for low Oral Health Impact Profile(OHIP) index
Oral and general examination, physical and social examination and psychological examination are useful to choose occlusal scheme in complete denture wearers for good masticatory performance and improvement of Quality of Life