clinical study on patients wearing complete dentures with resilient liner and occlusal reactive layer

ABSTRACT

For twelve completely edentulous patients, a conventional dentures, dentures lined with soft liner and an occlusal reactive dentures were made. The muscle activity of superficial masseter and anterior temporalis was recorded during maximum clenching and chewing of soft, hard and fibrous food after wearing the dentures for a certain period. The results indicated that the dentures lined with soft liners was the most reliable types as regards muscle activity, masticatory efficiency and patient's acceptance