| Consequences of Full Dental Clearances |
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The loss of many teeth or all of them, leads to the following:
Ridge resorption
Reduction in Height of the Lower Facial Third
Pseudo-prognathism
Exacerbation of the naso-labial folds
'Knife' ridges
Atrophic mandible
Need to re-contour dento-alveoli (alveoplasty)
Reduced Function – speech, eating, cosmeses
"Flabby Ridge" (pre-maxilla)
Bony irregularities & prominences
Loss of masticatory function & appearance during healing
stage
Undesirable mental & physical effects on patient that the
absence of teeth creates
Tongue and cheeks may invade the future “denture space”
making later adaptation to subsequent dentures more
difficult
Difficulty in assessing vertical & horizontal jaw relations
when construction new dentures
Difficulty in restoring appearance if all information on the
natural dentition has been lost
Multiple adjustments to immediate dentures as the jaw
bones / dento-alveoli re-model
Useful Articles:
Dental Update 2009. Consequences of Tooth Loss 1. The
Patient Perspective − Aesthetic and Functional Implications
Dental Update 2010. Consequences of Tooth Loss 2.
Dentist Considerations – Restorative Problems and
Implications
Dental Update 2010. Gerodontology - Now and the Future
Dental Update 2010. Gerodontology in Context
Ridge resorption
- prominent mylohyoid ridge
- prominent genial tubercles
- exposure of Mental Nerve
Reduction in Height of the Lower Facial Third
Pseudo-prognathism
Exacerbation of the naso-labial folds
'Knife' ridges
Atrophic mandible
Need to re-contour dento-alveoli (alveoplasty)
Reduced Function – speech, eating, cosmeses
"Flabby Ridge" (pre-maxilla)
Bony irregularities & prominences
Loss of masticatory function & appearance during healing
stage
Undesirable mental & physical effects on patient that the
absence of teeth creates
Tongue and cheeks may invade the future “denture space”
making later adaptation to subsequent dentures more
difficult
Difficulty in assessing vertical & horizontal jaw relations
when construction new dentures
Difficulty in restoring appearance if all information on the
natural dentition has been lost
Multiple adjustments to immediate dentures as the jaw
bones / dento-alveoli re-model
Useful Articles:
Dental Update 2009. Consequences of Tooth Loss 1. The
Patient Perspective − Aesthetic and Functional Implications
Dental Update 2010. Consequences of Tooth Loss 2.
Dentist Considerations – Restorative Problems and
Implications
Dental Update 2010. Gerodontology - Now and the Future
Dental Update 2010. Gerodontology in Context
| Last Updated 10th November 2010 |