Functional Assessment of the Stomatognathic System, after the Treatment of Edentulous Patients, with Different Methods of Establishing the Centric Relation

Abstract

The study compares subjective experiences of patients, wearing complete dentures. Two different methods of determining a centric relation were performed: the traditional method using wax occlusal rims and the Gerber method, based on gothic arch tracings. The success rate of establishing a centric relation in both methods was evaluated (rentgenodiagnostics). The influence of the method used to obtain the centric relation on patients' stomatognathic system (condyle centralization, pain) was also evaluated. Better results were achieved in gothic arch tracing method. Before every prosthetic treatment of edentulous patients, a functional analysis of the TMJ is necessary. The lack of centric relation, in a long term adaptation patients, does not lead to TMD symptoms. This trial is registered with NCT03343015.

Treatment of Mandibular Hypomobility by Injections into the Temporomandibular Joints: A Systematic Review of the Substances Used

“…where e is the effectiveness resulting from the calculations for this study, f (7 or 9) is the final value given by the authors of the given report and i (6 or 8) is the initial value extracted from the same report. These calculations provided further data: (10) improvement in mandibular abduction; (11) reducing the value of joint pain [29][30][31][32]. In the case of mandibular mobility, values greater than 100% indicated good results of the therapy, and in the domain of pain, values less than 100% indicated a decrease in symptoms.…”

Clinical reproducibility of different centric relation recording techniques in edentulous individuals: An observational cross‐sectional study

“…Some studies 16,19,36,52,53 have reported that graphic CR recording techniques represent a valid reference as a comparison parameter, because the patient must perform lateral and protrusive movements to apply them. Their reproducibility tends to be more reliable, considering that there is an orthoprosthetic (muscular) balance, which requires the patient to master the movements of the mandibular jaw 33,58,59 .…”

Effect of Rehabilitation of Completely Edentulous Patients With Complete Dentures on Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review

“…In 2018, Nitecka-Buchta et al evaluated the stomatognathic system following edentulous patients' treatment with various techniques of establishing the centric relation [13]. The study compared patients' subjective experiences with complete dentures.…”

“…The studies involving complete denture as a treatment therapy for treating TMDs that were covered in the present systematic review are the studies by Engel et al in 1995 [ 9 ], Wolfart et al in 2005 [ 10 ], Zuccolotto et al in 2007 [ 11 ], Yu et al in 2013 [ 12 ] and Nitecka-Buchta et al in 2018 [ 13 ] (Table 2 ).…”