Comparative study between upper anterior natural teeth and artificial teeth for complete dentures / "Estudo comparativo da largura dos dentes naturais anteriores superiores em ralação aos dentes artificiais para prótese total"

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

It was studied the width of upper anterior teeth in 121 Brazilian college students intending to determine which models and brands would be more adequate to such group. The whole dental arch was molded with alginate and stone type four was poured in the oclusal surface of teeth while stone type two was poured in the left parts. Those teeth did not present abnormal abrasions, fillings or deformities. Periodont was healthy presenting little or none gengival retraction, inflamation or hipertrophy. Both stone models and artificial teeth had their mesio-distal distance (width) measured by a digital caliper rule. It was not observed significant difference between genders or right and left hemi-arches when comparing to the upper anterior teeth’s width. Considering the analyzed brands none was considered appropriate to such group because there were little options besides sizes being considered too small when compared to natural teeth, which pointed to the necessity to adapt or to create models more adequate to the Brazilian reality.

ASSUNTO(S)

dentes artificiais dentes naturais artificial teeth complete dentures largura natural teeth width prótese total

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