Assessment of the prevalence index on signs of combination syndrome in patients treated at Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo

A group of destructive changes occurring in jaws in patients with maxillary complete dentures and mandibular removable partial dentures (bilaterally) has been described in the literature as the combination syndrome. However, this condition is not clinically observed in all patients. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence index on signs of combination syndrome and to verify whether these changes also occurred in patients rehabilitated with a mandibular removable partial denture (unilaterally). Sample was composed of 44 patients, completely edentulous in the maxilla. Thirty-two patients had a Kennedy Class I removable partial denture and 12 a Kennedy Class II. Three major alterations were observed in 20.5 percent of the studied population. Nevertheless, these changes were present only in 25 percent of patients with Kennedy Class I removable partial denture. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that patients with Kennedy Class II removable partial denture do not have similar signs that lead to the combination syndrome's condition.

Folhas calibradoras: um método simplificado para obtençäo de relaçäo cêntrica / Leaf-Gauge: a simplified method for recording centric relation

Mediante as dificuldades encontradas pelos cirugiöes-dentistas em se obter o registro da relaçäo cêntrica pelos métodos tradicionais, esse trabalho tem por objetivo descrever uma técnica para o registro, com base na literatura existente, utilizando folhas calibradoras, cujas vantagens sobre outras técnicas säo a simplicidade e o tempo clínico reduzido, sem que haja perda de qualidade