RESUMO
Although advances in methods and improved materials have contributed to better treatment results, caries and periodontal problems still remain significant threats to overdenture service life. The prevention of caries and recurrent periodontal disease thus becomes a most important aspect of postinsertion care. Undoubtedly, there are a number of successful overdenture methods. This article outlines two treatment sequences previously described by Brewer and Morrow that continue to be effective (Fig. 23). Common to most overdenture techniques is that an overdenture may be the only treatment that permits retention using the patient's last few retainable teeth. A conservative approach to root preservation still is a valid and practical measure in preventative dentistry.
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Prótese Total , Revestimento de Dentadura , Dente Suporte , Ligas Dentárias , Cárie Dentária/prevenção & controle , Bases de Dentadura , Planejamento de Dentadura , Encaixe de Precisão de Dentadura , Prótese Total/classificação , Prótese Total Imediata , Revestimento de Dentadura/classificação , Humanos , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Doenças Periodontais/prevenção & controle , Falha de Prótese , Tratamento do Canal RadicularRESUMO
In brief: The arch lengths of the maxillary casts of 413 university football players were measured and compared with the arch lengths of 12 types of mouth-formed mouth guards to determine how closely each type of mouth guard conformed to NCM rules. The study found that, for a significant number of university football players, currently available mouth-formed mouth guards are not large enough to meet the NCAA rules and that a population of black athletes has a significantly larger mean arch length than a population of racially mixed athletes. The largest mouth-formed mouth guard met the NCAA rule for only 5.5% of football players of a predominantly black team.
RESUMO
Recent publications have indicated the interest in and controversy surrounding mouth protectors in sports dentistry. Mouth protection for athletes has been and continues to be dentistry's contribution to sports. Perhaps no other item of protective equipment is more effective in reducing injury to football players than a mouthguard. Although protection is no longer doubtful when a mouthguard is worn, there are still many mouthguards used that are not acceptable to the athletes in terms of comfort, durability, and speech. It is the responsibility of the dental profession to develop and dispense the best mouthguards available. From the present study it may be concluded that a properly constructed custom-made mouthguard will minimize the common complaints coaches and trainers have concerning mouthguards. It is apparent that more education about the types of mouthguards, their merits, and their availability is needed.
