Masseter muscle thickness, chewing efficiency and bite force in edentulous patients with fixed and removable implant‐supported prostheses: a cross‐sectional multicenter study

Abstract

Objectives: Edentulous patients may be restored with conventional dentures (C/C), implant-supported

Mastication Improvement After Partial Implant-supported Prosthesis Use

“…In addition, correlations among bite force, chewing performance, and masticatory muscle thickness (Raadsheer et al, 1999;Muller et al, 2012) have been established, and it is known that masticatory muscle action is influenced by occlusal factors, such as partial edentulism (Bhoyar et al, 2012). Thus, masticatory muscle function can be reduced by severe tooth loss or a soft diet consumption, as typically selected by edentulous patients, leading to muscle atrophy (Tsai et al, 2012).…”

“…Several methods have been used to evaluate mastication, including occlusal force measurements (Goshima et al, 2010;Muller et al, 2012;Ohara et al, 2013), sieving test (Gotfredsen and Walls, 2007;van der Bilt, 2011), color-changeable gum test (Goshima et al, 2010;Muller et al, 2012), and muscle thickness evaluation (Bhoyar et al, 2012;Muller et al, 2012;Ohara et al, 2013). In addition, correlations among bite force, chewing performance, and masticatory muscle thickness (Raadsheer et al, 1999;Muller et al, 2012) have been established, and it is known that masticatory muscle action is influenced by occlusal factors, such as partial edentulism (Bhoyar et al, 2012).…”

Implant-supported Mandibular Overdentures in Very Old Adults

“…Implant overdentures (IODs) proved clinically effective in numerous randomized controlled trials and present functional, structural, as well as psychosocial benefits (Awad et al, 2000;Müller et al, 2012). Despite the aging population, most studies enroll independently living patients younger than 70 yrs, so little is known about IODs in very old and institutionalized adults.…”

Influence of Age on Factors associated with Peri-implant Bone Loss after Prosthetic Rehabilitation over Osseointegrated Implants

“…Conversely, there is a significant improvement in masticatory efficiency in patients rehabilitated with implants. 10,36,41 Such improvement may be explained by the change in eating habits and improved masticatory quality, thus promoting aging with quality of life. Therefore, the importance of the interdisciplinary work in the patient to be rehabilitated is highlighted, including the interaction of dentists and nutritionists aiming to promote a positive response for implant-rehabilitating therapy.…”