Rajesh Sethuraman

The study assessed perceptions of completely edentulous patients regarding complete denture therapy, utilizing a validated questionnaire that categorized responses into benefits, risks, and consequences of no treatment. Results indicated a predominantly positive perception, with participants scoring highest in the benefits domain, reflecting strong recognition of denture advantages. Conversely, concerns about risks scored the lowest, suggesting minimal apprehension about negative outcomes. Notably, the analysis found no significant differences in perceptions based on gender, denture experience, or socioeconomic status, indicating these factors did not influence attitudes toward the therapy. Overall, the findings demonstrate that patients generally view complete denture therapy favorably, particularly in terms of its benefits, while expressing minimal concerns about associated risks. This study underscores the uniformity of positive patient attitudes across different demographic and experiential backgrounds. These insights can help dental professionals better understand patient attitudes, potentially improving patient education and satisfaction with complete denture therapy.

This study evaluates the association between oral stereognostic ability (OSA), salivary flow (SF), and masticatory effectiveness (ME) in edentulous patients using conventional complete dentures. OSA was tested with 12 shaped pieces, SF by chewing paraffin wax, and ME by chewing gum and recording the weight loss of the sweetener. Measurements were taken before denture insertion and after 6 months of denture use. Statistical analysis with paired t-tests and Pearson correlations was conducted. The findings showed negligible correlations between OSA and SF, and between SF and ME. However, a moderate positive correlation was observed between OSA and ME. This suggests that while OSA and SF, and SF and ME may not be strongly related, OSA and ME are moderately correlated. The study concludes that there is some interaction between these factors, indicating that OSA and ME could be more closely linked in denture wearers. Further research with a larger sample is needed to explore these relationships more comprehensively.

Cette tude value l'association entre la capacit st r ognostique orale (OSA), le flux salivaire (SF) et l'efficacit masticatoire (ME) chez des patients dent s utilisant des proth ses compl tes conventionnelles. L'OSA a t test e avec 12 pi ces fa onn es, la SF en m chant de la paraffine, et l'EM en m chant du chewing-gum et en enregistrant la perte de poids de l' dulcorant. Les mesures ont t prises avant la mise en place de la proth se et apr s 6 mois d'utilisation de la proth se. Une analyse statistique a t r alis e l'aide de tests t par paires et de corr lations de Pearson. Les r sultats ont montr des corr lations n gligeables entre le SAOS et la SF, et entre la SF et l'EM. Cependant, une corr lation positive mod r e a t observ e entre le SAOS et l'EM. Cela sugg re que si le SAOS et la SF, et la SF et l'EM ne sont pas fortement li s, le SAOS et l'EM sont mod r ment corr l s. L' tude conclut qu'il existe une certaine interaction entre ces facteurs, ce qui indique que le SAOS et l'EM pourraient tre plus troitement li s chez les porteurs de proth ses dentaires. D'autres recherches avec un chantillon plus important sont n cessaires pour explorer ces relations de mani re plus compl te.

Este estudo avalia a associa o entre a capacidade de estereogn stico oral (OSA), o fluxo salivar (SF) e a efic cia mastigat ria (ME) em pacientes ed ntulos que usam pr teses completas convencionais. A OSA foi testada com 12 pe as moldadas, a SF atrav s da mastiga o de cera de parafina e a EM atrav s da mastiga o de pastilha el stica e do registo da perda de peso do ado ante. As medi es foram efectuadas antes da coloca o da pr tese e ap s 6 meses de utiliza o da mesma. Foi efectuada uma an lise estat stica com testes t emparelhados e correla es de Pearson. Os resultados mostraram correla es insignificantes entre a AOS e a SF, e entre a SF e a EM. No entanto, foi observada uma correla o positiva moderada entre a AOS e a EM. Isto sugere que, embora a AOS e a SF, e a SF e a ME possam n o estar fortemente relacionadas, a AOS e a ME est o moderadamente correlacionadas. O estudo conclui que existe alguma intera o entre estes factores, indicando que a AOS e a EM podem estar mais estreitamente relacionadas em utilizadores de pr teses. necess ria mais investiga o com uma amostra maior para explorar estas rela es de forma mais abrangente.

Questo studio valuta l'associazione tra capacit stereognostica orale (OSA), flusso salivare (SF) ed efficacia masticatoria (ME) in pazienti edentuli che utilizzano protesi complete convenzionali. L'OSA stata testata con 12 pezzi sagomati, la SF masticando cera di paraffina e la ME masticando una gomma e registrando la perdita di peso del dolcificante. Le misurazioni sono state effettuate prima dell'inserimento della protesi e dopo 6 mesi di utilizzo della protesi. stata condotta un'analisi statistica con test t a coppie e correlazioni di Pearson. I risultati hanno mostrato correlazioni trascurabili tra OSA e SF e tra SF e ME. Tuttavia, stata osservata una moderata correlazione positiva tra OSA e ME. Ci suggerisce che mentre OSA e SF e SF e ME non sono fortemente correlati, OSA e ME sono moderatamente correlati. Lo studio conclude che esiste una certa interazione tra questi fattori, indicando che OSA e ME potrebbero essere pi strettamente correlate nei portatori di protesi. Sono necessarie ulteriori ricerche con un campione pi ampio per esplorare queste relazioni in modo pi completo.

In dieser Studie wird der Zusammenhang zwischen der oralen Stereognostik (OSA), dem Speichelfluss (SF) und der Kaueffizienz (ME) bei zahnlosen Patienten mit konventionellen Totalprothesen untersucht. Die OSA wurde mit 12 geformten St cken getestet, die SF durch Kauen von Paraffin und die ME durch Kauen von Kaugummi und Aufzeichnung des Gewichtsverlusts des S stoffs. Die Messungen wurden vor dem Einsetzen der Prothese und nach 6 Monaten Prothesentr gerschaft durchgef hrt. Es wurde eine statistische Analyse mit gepaarten t-Tests und Pearson-Korrelationen durchgef hrt. Die Ergebnisse zeigten vernachl ssigbare Korrelationen zwischen OSA und SF sowie zwischen SF und ME. Allerdings wurde eine m ig positive Korrelation zwischen OSA und ME festgestellt. Dies deutet darauf hin, dass zwischen OSA und SF sowie SF und ME kein enger Zusammenhang besteht, w hrend OSA und ME m ig korreliert sind. Die Studie kommt zu dem Schluss, dass es eine gewisse Wechselwirkung zwischen diesen Faktoren gibt, was darauf hindeutet, dass OSA und ME bei Prothesentr gern enger miteinander verbunden sein k nnten. Weitere Untersuchungen mit einer gr eren Stichprobe sind erforderlich, um diese Zusammenh nge umfassender zu untersuchen.