Full mouth reformation is an effective useful attempt and it personify the interrelationship and assimilation of all constituent parts in to one working unit. As with time emerges different approaches as well as theories to obtain restoration and rehabilitation of the full dentition, pleasing all the pertinent component. Restoration of occlusion in patients with severely worn dentition is a challenging situation as every case is unique in itself. There is immense fear involved in rebuilding incapacitated dentition due to extensively diverse perspective regarding the choice of a relevant occlusal scheme for successful full mouth rehabilitation. This review article reviews different occlusal philosophies which can be applied in full mouth rehabilitation, help the dentist to select relevant occlusal scheme for an individual patient.
Objectives: This pilot study determined the general and dental health status; perceived medical and dental treatment needs of an elderly population dwelling in residential homes in Himachal Pradesh (India).Method: Subjects were chosen from OPD of Department of Prosthodontics & Implantology, Himachal institute of dental sciences, Paonta sahib, (H.P) between April 2020 – April 2021. (N=133, female: 71 and male: 62) were involved in this study. A detailed questionnaire was prepared and dental examinations were conducted. Information was collected related to age, education levels, financial status, current physical functional status, general health, mental health, previous dental history, current dental status, oral hygiene practices and denture hygiene of these elderly people. The prevalence of edentulism, the presence and type of dental prostheses, dental and denture status and denture cleanliness were further evaluated.Results: The three most prevalent reported general health problems were associated with Genito-urinary problems (24%) followed by cardiovascular (18%) and respiratory problems (14%) varying significantly between genders, with males suffering more from cardiovascular problems than females (p < 0.05). Females showed significantly higher gastrointestinal and orthopaedic problems than males (p < 0.05). Females were more frequently edentulous than males but denture hygiene was significantly better in females than in males (p < 0.05). Brushing frequency did not significantly increase denture hygiene (p = 0.6). More than one-third of the subjects had not been to the dentist within the previous 5–10 years, mainly due to lack of demand, followed by the cost of the dental care and fear. More than two-thirds of denture-wearing subjects wore their dentures only during eating.
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