Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

S. Lakshmi ¹, Sanjna Nayar ²

Affiliations
1 Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, IN
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Many elder groups have been studied to determine their frequency of dry mouth complaints and their salivary flow rates. To appreciate these it is first necessary to understand two related concepts. First, complaints of dry mouth (or xerostomia) may not reflect reduced salivary function may instead reflect dehydration or other systemic conditions. Therefore studies that only examine the complaints of dry mouth will not reflect the true risk for oral diseases in the population. Second, it is very difficult to determine values for normal salivary function. Other studies suggest that salivary flow rates in elders are related to the number of medications they take on a regular basis, time number of systemic disorders they report, and the length of time for which they consume the drugs.

Keywords

Dry Mouth, Radiation Therapy, Saliva, Xerostomia.

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S. Lakshmi ¹, Sanjna Nayar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, IN

Abstract

Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with few teeth remaining is always challenging for a dentist. Over denture is a complete or partial denture prosthesis supported partly by soft tissues and partly retained by natural teeth and is a viable option when compared with conventional complete denture. The concept of conventional tooth-retained overdentures is a simple and cost effective treatment than the implant overdentures. When few firm teeth are present in compromised dentition, they can be retained and used as abutments for overdenture fabrication. This helps to improve the retention and stability of the final prosthesis significantly. The following case report discusses the use of resilient stud attachments to retain maxillary and mandibular overdentures.

Keywords

Hybrid Dentures, Overdentures, Precision Attachment, Tooth Supported Overdenture.

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