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Analysis of the Incidence of Removable Denture Fractures in an Adult Population
Krešimir Guljaš
; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Josip Pandurić
; Zavod za mobilnu protetiku Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sonja Kraljević
; Zavod za mobilnu protetiku Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dubravka Knezović
; Zavod za mobilnu protetiku Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Robert Ćelić
; Zavod za mobilnu protetiku Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tomislav Badel
; Zavod za mobilnu protetiku Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
An epidemiological study based on a survey was used to investigate
the comparison o f fractures o f four main types of dentures: CUD,
CLD, PUD, PLD. Various parameters were used in this analysis: type
of material, age of the denture, sex o f the patient, type of damage, fracture cause and antagonists. In the classification o f damaged dentures the most frequent fractures are those of the denture base in all four types, with an incidence of 328. The largest incidence of 151 fractures was found on the CUD, out of which 137 were fractures in the central part, while elsewhere on the denture base in 14 other cases. The CLD had an incidence of 53 fractures in the central part and 7 elsewhere. The PUD had 74 fractures of the base, out of which 5 were fractures in the central part, and 69 were repairs o f bonding and edges. The incidence o f fractures on PLD was 48 cases. Tooth fractures were reported in 133 cases. The survey results show a significantly higher incidence of fractures on the upper dentures, X1-X2=41.56%, and complete ones X 1- X2=19.36%. The most frequent fractures were observed in the acrylic dentures as opposed to metal dentures X1-X2=85.6%. The age of the denture and the frequency of mastication increase the possibility of fracturing. The fracture o f the denture base as well as tooth fractures proved to be the most frequent damage. Denture fractures were compared with the results of similar research in England using statistic methods o f 2 x 2 tables and the Hi square test. Results show that the fractures o f CUD and CLD do not have any statistic importance, while the reported incidence of PUD and PLD fractures was much higher in England.
It may be concluded that, taking into the consideration the long- term
aspect, metal base constructions are a better choice whenever the conditions o f the ventil edge and the CUD retention allow it.
Ključne riječi
removable dentures; denture fractures
Hrčak ID:
97765
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.3.1998.
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