Complete denture masticatory efficiency: a literature review

Artigo

Date

2008-09-01

Registration in:

Journal of the California Dental Association, v. 36, n. 9, p. 683-686, 2008.

1043-2256

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/70565

2-s2.0-58149195761

9719883814872582

9595871441940059

0000-0002-3800-3050

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3919849

Author

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institutions

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Abstract

The restoration of masticatory function and esthetics is an important aim in dentistry mainly when patients present with extensive tooth loss. The aim of mastication is to reduce food size to produce a homogeneous bolus appropriate to be swallowed. For edentulous patients, chewing efficiency is reduced because dental arches are replaced by artificial teeth. The aim of this study is to present factors related to chewing efficiency for the edentulous patient.