Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duke University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1955.

Orientador: Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T11:46:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lucena_SilviaCarneirode_M.pdf: 2259749 bytes, checksum: 2b22cec4dff4521ca67b434ebf089b02 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: O sucesso da reabilitação com prótese total está condicionado ao atendimento de requisitos técnicos e da satisfação do paciente. Dentre os requisitos técnicos, usuários de prótese apontam a mastigação como mais importante, porém, estudos têm sugerido uma fraca associação entre a qualidade técnica da prótese e a satisfação dos pacientes. Desta forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a correlação entre a avaliação de próteses totais feita pelo paciente e pelo cirurgião-dentista, assim como investigar a correlação destas duas variáveis com medidas objetivas da função mastigatória. Foram selecionados 28 voluntários (cinco homens e 23 mulheres, idade média 71,1 anos), usuários de próteses totais há pelo menos seis meses, com boa saúde geral e sem sinais ou sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular. A avaliação da satisfação com as próteses pelo paciente foi realizada com auxílio da escala visual analógica (escores de 0-100) e a qualidade técnica das próteses foi avaliada por um cirurgião-dentista que atribuiu escore de 0 a 9 considerando aspectos funcionais. Os dentes posteriores das próteses foram avaliados quanto ao desgaste dental, considerando a presença ou ausência de anatomia oclusal. A função mastigatória foi avaliada pelo método de fracionamento de peneiras, no qual o voluntário mastigava porções de 17 cubos de Optocal. A performance mastigatória (PM) foi avaliada após 40 ciclos mastigatórios pelo tamanho mediano de partícula. O limiar de deglutição (LD) foi determinado pelo número de ciclos mastigatórios contados até o voluntário sentir vontade de deglutir e tamanho mediano da partícula obtida após esses ciclos. As correlações entre os resultados da avaliação da prótese pelo profissional com a satisfação do paciente e com a função mastigatória foram obtidas pelo coeficiente de Spearman. A correlação entre satisfação do paciente e função mastigatória foi determinada pelo coeficiente de Pearson. O Teste t foi aplicado para comparar os escores de satisfação entre as próteses superiores e inferiores e a função mastigatória entre indivíduos com e sem desgaste dental. O nível de confiança estabelecido foi de 95%. A satisfação geral dos pacientes com ambas as próteses obteve escore 49,1. A prótese superior obteve maiores escores de satisfação que a inferior para todos os fatores avaliados, mas apenas para estabilidade houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p=0,002). A avaliação da qualidade das próteses pelo profissional obteve escore mediano de 6 e não apresentou correlação com a satisfação do paciente. A análise da performance mastigatória e limiar de deglutição mostrou tamanho mediano de partícula de 5,5 (±1,0) mm e 4.9 (±1,2) mm, respectivamente. Os dados de ambos os testes mastigatórios não apresentaram correlação significativa com a satisfação do paciente (p>0,05). A correlação entre a função mastigatória e a qualidade da prótese não foi estatisticamente significante (PM: r=-0,103; LD: r=0,011) e não houve diferença do grau de trituração do alimento teste para as próteses com ou sem desgaste dental (PM: p=0,137; LD: p=0,589). Dentro das limitações do trabalho, pode-se concluir que não houve correlação entre a avaliação funcional das próteses totais e a satisfação do paciente e não foi observada correlação destas variáveis com a função mastigatória / Abstract: For a successful rehabilitation, it is important for complete dentures to accomplish adequate technical requirements and patients' satisfaction. Dentures wearers have pointed out an adequate mastication as the most important aspect of prosthetic rehabilitation, however, studies have suggested a poor association between patients' satisfaction and denture quality. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between patients' and dentists' assessment of dentures and the correlation of these variables with objective measures of masticatory function. Twenty eight volunteers (five men and 23 women, mean age 71.1 years), who wore both complete dentures for at least 6 months, with good general health and no signs or symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders, were selected. Their level of satisfaction with dentures was assessed on a visual analogue scale (scores from 0 to 100) and the technical condition of dentures were evaluated by an experienced dentist that attributed scores from 0 to 9 considering functional aspects. Tooth wear was also assessed on posterior teeth of dentures considering the presence of occlusal anatomy. The evaluations of masticatory function were performed using a sieving method in which the volunteers were instructed to chew portions of 17 cubes of a standardized artificial test food, Optocal. The masticatory performance (MP) was assessed after 40 masticatory cycles by the median particle size. The swallowing threshold (ST) was determined by the number of cycles performed until the time the volunteers felt the urge to swallow and by the median particles size of comminuted food. The correlation of functional assessment of denture by dentist with volunteers' satisfaction and masticatory function were calculated by Spearman's correlation coefficients. The correlation between volunteers' satisfaction scores and masticatory function was performed by Pearson's correlation coefficient. Student t test was used to compare satisfaction scores between upper and lower dentures and also to compare masticatory function of subjects wearing dentures with and without excessive tooth wear. The significance level was fixed at 95%. The mean general satisfaction score of the volunteers with both dentures was 49.1. The means satisfaction scores for upper dentures were superior to the lower ones for all factors evaluated but significant differences were observed only for stability (p=0.002). Dentures assessment by dentist had a median score of 6 and had no correlation with patients' satisfaction. The median particle size anchieved by volunteers for masticatory performance and swallowing thresholds was of 5.5 (±1.0) mm and 4.9 (±1.2) mm, respectively. Data of both masticatory tests showed no significant correlation with patients satisfaction scores (p>0.05). No significant correlation was observed between masticatory function and dentist evaluation of dentures (MP: r=-0.103; SWT: r=0.011) and there was no different of food comminution between subjects with and without excessive tooth wear. (MP: p=0.137; SWT: p=0.589). Within the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that there was no correlation between functional assessment of dentures and patients' satisfaction and no correlation was observed between these variables and masticatory function / Mestrado / Protese Dental / Mestre em Clínica Odontológica

Orientador: Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T02:27:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pereira_LucianoJose_D.pdf: 2142299 bytes, checksum: 99ecac799012d0eb59322985d9dd9eaf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar as características morfológicas, funcionais e sensoriais do sistema mastigatório de crianças, adolescentes e adultos. Na avaliação das características morfológicas as seguintes variáveis foram consideradas: espessura muscular através da ultra-sonografia, dimensões craniofaciais através de telerradiografias laterais, estágio da dentição (mista ou permanente). Na avaliação funcional as variáveis consideradas foram: sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular, força de mordida, eletromiografia dos músculos masseter e temporal e influência de fluidos adicionais na mastigação de alimentos sólidos naturais na deglutição. Na avaliação sensorial, atributos dos alimentos foram avaliados através de questionário específico. Verificou-se que a espessura dos músculos masseter e temporal anterior não se correlacionou com a atividade elétrica, entretanto as variáveis corporais peso e altura foram de influência, bem como o padrão facial. Sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular estiveram associados a uma tendência de ¿face longa¿, mas não foi possível a identificação de traço previsor de disfunção. A força de mordida aumentou da dentição mista para a permanente e a presença de sinais e sintomas de disfunção, principalmente aqueles relacionados à sensibilidade muscular, estiveram associados a uma diminuição na força de mordida no sexo feminino na dentição permanente, mas não na dentição mista. Na avaliação da mastigação, a adição de fluidos ao processo mastigatório influenciou a atividade elétrica e número de ciclos mastigatórios bem como a percepção sensorial principalmente para alimentos secos. O tipo de alimento teve maior efeito que a adição de fluidos / Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological, functional and sensorial characteristics of the stomatognatic system in children, adolescents and adults. To evaluate the morphology, the following variables were considered: muscle thickness using ultrasonography, craniofacial dimensions using lateral cephalograms, dentition phase (mixed and permanent dentition). Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction, bite force, electromyography of masseter and anterior temporalis and the influence of additional fluids on the swallowing threshold were evaluated as part of the functional exams. In the sensorial evaluation, the perception of attributes during chewing of natural solid food was assessed by a specific questionnaire. It was observed that the masseter and anterior temporalis thickness was not associated to muscle activity. However, the body variables weight and height and facial morphology as well, influenced the muscle thickness. Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction were associated to a ¿long face¿ pattern, although it was not possible to identify any predictive trace of dysfunction. Bite force increased from mixed to permanent dentition and the presence of signs and symptoms, specially those related to muscle tenderness, was correlated to a decrease in the bite force for females in the permanent dentition only. In the mastication experiments, the added fluids influenced the electrical activity and number of chewing cycles and sensorial perception as well specially for dry food. The type of food had a larger effect than the additional fluids / Doutorado / Fisiologia Oral / Doutor em Odontologia

Piñon and juniper encroachment and infilling can alter ecosystem processes and decrease resilience and resistance in sagebrush grasslands. Land managers employ a variety of techniques to eliminate these trees and mitigate their negative effects. Mechanical mastication or shredding is an increasingly popular method of removing these trees in Utah. It is a versatile treatment that can reduce canopy fuels, increase infiltration, and reduced sediment loss. We compared vegetation cover for annual and perennial vegetation functional groups on shredded and adjacent unshredded areas across a range of sites. Our approach was to categorize sites by ecological site type (encroachment or tree) and subplots by treatment (untreated, shredded, and shredded-seeded) and initial tree cover. Mixed model analysis of covariance and the Tukey-Kramer test were used to determine significant differences among ecological site type and treatment combinations for each 5% increment of untreated or initial tree cover. Shrub cover was unaffected by treatment and decreased with increasing tree cover. In general, perennial herbaceous understory cover increased after shredding to equal or exceed initial encroachment and infilling levels. This held true for both ecological site types and treatments, even at high pretreatment tree cover percentages. Cheatgrass also increased in cover after tree shredding although this trend was dampened in the seeded treatments indicating some suppression of cheatgrass by seeding. Shredding when there is high cover of perennial herbaceous plants and shrubs or seeding in conjunction with shredding where initial tree cover exceeds 35-40% will help discourage dominance by weeds.

Thèse d'exercice : Chirurgie dentaire : Université de Nantes : 2005. / Bibliogr. f. 80-86 [68 réf.].

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A perda dental determina importantes alterações no sistema estomatognático, dentre elas, a redução da performance mastigatória, uma vez que esta é dependente das condições da dentição do indivíduo. Dessa forma, o restabelecimento da função tem grande importância em pacientes reabilitados com próteses bucais. No presente estudo, foram analisados indivíduos adultos reabilitados com diferentes tipos de próteses bucais, com o objetivo de verificar a influência do tipo de reabilitação protética na eficiência dos ciclos mastigatórios por meio da integral da envoltória da atividade eletromiográfica na mastigação habitual de amendoins e uvas passas e na mastigação não-habitual com Parafilme. Participaram desta pesquisa 50 indivíduos divididos em cinco grupos de acordo com o tipo de reabilitação protética. Cada grupo foi constituído por 10 indivíduos: Grupo I portadores de implantes e coroas unitárias; Grupo II portadores de Prótese Total maxilar e Overdenture mandibular sobre implantes; Grupo III portadores de Prótese Total maxilar e mandibular; Grupo IV portadores de Prótese Parcial Removível maxilar e mandibular e Grupo V - indivíduos dentados totais (grupo controle). Neste estudo a eficiência do ciclo mastigatório foi analisada por meio da integral da envoltória do sinal eletromiográfico (microvolts/segundo). Os sinais eletromiográficos foram obtidos na mastigação habitual de amendoins e de uvas passas sem sementes, durante vinte segundos e na mastigação não habitual de Parafilme M® durante dez segundos. Os dados da mastigação foram analisados usando ANOVA e Teste de Duncan (p≤0,05). Os resultados evidenciaram menores valores eletromiográficos para indivíduos dentados totais em todas as condições clínicas avaliadas, seguido do grupo portador de implantes com coroas unitárias. Pode-se concluir que a eficiência dos ciclos mastigatórios foi influenciada pelo tipo de reabilitação protética bucal. / The tooth loss causes important changes in the stomatognathic system, among them the reduction of masticatory performance, since this is dependent on the conditions of a person\'s teeth. Thus, the restoration of function has great importance in patients rehabilitated with oral implants. In this study, we analyzed adult individuals rehabilitated with different types of denture, with the objective of verifying the influence of prosthetic rehabilitation in the efficiency of the cycles by means of the integral of the envelope of EMG activity in the mastication of peanuts and raisins and non-habitual chewing with Parafilm. The sample was 50 individuals, divided into five groups according to the type of prosthetic rehabilitation. Each group comprised 10 individuals: Group I - patients with implants and crowns, Group II - patients with maxillary denture and mandibular overdentures on implants, Group III - patients with maxillary and mandibular denture Group IV - patients with Partial Denture Removable maxillary and mandibular and Group V - dentate subjects (control group). In this study the efficiency of the masticatory cycle was analyzed by the integral of the signal envelope EMG (microvolts / second). The signals were obtained in the mastication of peanuts and raisins without seeds, for twenty seconds and chewing Parafilm unusually for ten seconds. Data of chewing were analyzed using ANOVA and Duncan Test (p≤0.05). The results showed lower EMG values for individuals dentate in all clinical conditions assessed, followed by the group with implants with crowns. It can be concluded that the efficiency of the cycles was influenced by the type of oral prosthetic rehabilitation.

As reabilitações por próteses totais são fundamentais para a melhora da qualidade de vida de indivíduos totalmente edentados, pois reconstituem a estética facial e a função mastigatória. Existem hoje no mercado, diferentes tipos de dentes artificiais no que se refere a anatomia da superfície oclusal. Teoricamente, os dentes com cúspides mais altas proporcionariam uma melhor eficiência mastigatória. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a eficiência mastigatória de pacientes portadores de próteses totais maxilo-mandibulares, utilizando-se dois tipos de dentes artificiais com cúspides de alturas diferentes. Vinte indivíduos usuários de próteses totais maxilomandibulares foram selecionados. Em um primeiro momento, foram confeccionadas próteses totais com dentes de cúspides mais altas. Quinze dias após as consultas de controle, foram realizados os primeiros testes de eficiência mastigatória com Optocal. Após os testes, novas próteses, agora com dentes de cúspides mais baixas, substituíram as anteriores. Estas próteses foram confeccionadas sobre as duplicatas dos modelos funcionais das primeiras próteses, obtidas utilizando-se ágar específico para esse fim. Quinze dias após as consultas de controle, novos testes foram realizados com os segundos pares de próteses totais. Em ambos os casos, o material cominuído foi tratado e peneirado em uma pilha de peneiras sob vibração. O conteúdo de cada peneira foi pesado e os dados foram tabulados. A média e desvio padrão dos dados dos sujeitos no teste com os dentes de cúpides mais altas foi de 4,1 e 0,76, respectivamente. Enquanto que, no teste com os dentes de cúspides mais baixas foi de 3,83 e 0,95, respectivamente. De acordo com a análise estatística (p<0,05) não houve diferença na eficiência mastigatória com próteses totais maxilo-mandibulares comparando-se dois tipos de dentes artificiais diferentes quanto a altura das cúspides. / The goal of a complete denture rehabilitation, is to achieve better life quality for edentulous individuals, reconstructing the facial aesthetics and the masticatory function. Various artificial teeth with different occlusal anatomy are available in the market. Theoretically, teeth with bigger cuspal heights provide a better masticatory efficiency. The aim of this study was to compare the masticatory efficiency of complete denture wearers with artificial teeth of two cuspal heights. Twenty selected complete denture wearers was given complete dentures with higher cuspal height teeth. Fifteen days after post-insertion consults, the first masticatory efficiency test was taken with Optocal. After the test, a pair of complete dentures with lower cuspal height teeth was given to the subjects, replacing higher cuspal height teeth prosthesis. The complete dentures with lower cuspal height teeth were fabricated by means of duplicating the same rockstone models used for the higher cuspal height teeth complete dentures using agar. Fifteen days after post-insertion consults of the subjects wearing the lower cuspal height teeth, a second masticatory efficiency test was taken with optocal. On booth cases, comminuted material was treated and sieved on a stack of sieves under vibration. The content of each sieve was weighed and the data obtained was tabulated. Mean and standard deviation of subjects masticatory efficiency of complete dentures with higher cuspal height teeth were 4,1 and 0,76 respectively. While tests of complete dentures with lower cuspal height teeth was 3,83 and 0,95 respectively. According to the statistical analysis applied to this study (p<0,05), there were no differences on masticatory efficiency in complete dentures with two different cuspal height teeth.

Associations Between Dietary Factors and Malocclusion. Blackwelder AC*, Warren JJ, Levy SM, Marshall TA, Bishara SE (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA) Purpose: Malocclusions, including crowding, have a multifactorial etiology, but it has been suggested that dietary factors may be a risk factor for malocclusion. Thus, the objective was to assess associations between dietary factors and dental crowding in a sample of Iowa Fluoride Study participants. Methods: As participants in the Iowa Fluoride Study, subjects were followed up from birth to 102 months using questionnaires and diet diaries periodically to gather information on dietary intake. Subjects were also examined clinically around age 5 (n=168) and 9 (n=125) with dental casts made to gather information on malocclusion such as Tooth Size Arch Length Discrepancy (TSALD) and Canine Arch Width (CAW), as well as body mass index (BMI). Relationships between dietary factors and malocclusion were assessed. Results: The maxillary and mandibular TSALD values for the age 5 and age 9 exams were correlated with the dietary data. The age 5 maxillary TSALD (1.74 mm) was statistically significant when correlated with kilocalories (P=.031) before and after adjusting for BMI. Further examination of the extreme TSALD values with dietary data was completed using Student's t-test. The age 9 mandibular extreme TSALD value and kilocalories was also statistically significant (P=.028). The age 5 CAW was correlated with the dietary data and kilocalories was also statistically significant (P=.012). Other dietary factors were found to approach statistical significance but were not significant at the alpha=0.05 level. Conclusions: The findings from this study suggest that dietary factors may be associated with crowding of the dentition as measured by TSALD and CAW; however, further research is needed.