COMPLETE TOOTHLESS AND ITS TREATMENT WITH PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES

Sherif SHAQIRI, Edita ETEMI, Kaltrina BEQIR

Abstract

The purpose of our study is to evaluate the complete edentulism and its prosthetically treatment according to gender, jaws, age group and material and type of prosthetic appliance. For this study, in period 2019-2022, in the specialized dental clinic "Protetika Ag" in Tetova were examined 1785 patients, 943 males and 842 females, aged from 13 to 82 years, with an average age of 48.2 years. The obtained data were entered into patient charts using the modified form of oral health assessment according to WHO, adapted and modified to the nature of our study. The distribution of data from the statistical processing is shown by means of percentages, while the comparison was made by means of the X2-test and the coefficient of probability (p). In complete prosthetically treated edentulism, the male gender dominates with 74% and the maxilla with 67%. The age group 50-59 years has a higher percentage of prosthetically treated complete edentulism (40%), while a higher percentage is occupied by complete removable acrylic dentures(28.07%). With advancing age, the demands for complete removable prostheses increase. Dental treatment should have an important place during the general and comprehensive rehabilitation of patients with complete edentulism. Therapy with complete dentures restores and maintains normal ratios in the stomatognathic system, which will enable comfortable and qualitative chewing, which is a condition for better nutrition.

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