Studies on tooth loss, mandibular morphology and dental prostheses: clinical, radiological and in vitro examinations.
Thesis event information
Date and time of the thesis defence
Place of the thesis defence
Markku Larmas auditorium (H1091) in Dentopolis. Remote access: https://oulu.zoom.us/j/64948938380?pwd=NnowdktIZmR2czdtbGJNaFFqQXpSZz09
Topic of the dissertation
Studies on tooth loss, mandibular morphology and dental prostheses: clinical, radiological and in vitro examinations.
Doctoral candidate
Master in Prosthodontics Shaimaa Fouda
Faculty and unit
University of Oulu Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences
Subject of study
Prosthetic Dentistry
Opponent
Professor Pekka Vallittu, Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku
Custos
Docent Ritva Näpänkangas, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Tooth loss and dental prostheses
Tooth loss increases in old age and is associated with changes in mandibular morphology.
Among the adult patients in the University Clinic in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, the total edentulousness was less frequent (6%) than partial edentulousness (74%). Older patients and males had more missing teeth than younger ones and females. Missing teeth were replaced in most cases with removable dentures. Denture stomatitis is a common clinical finding among denture wearers.
Addition of antifungal fillers (thymoquinone and nanodiamonds) to denture base resin reduced the fungal adhesion in laboratory studies and could be valuable in the prevention of denture stomatitis.
Among the adult patients in the University Clinic in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, the total edentulousness was less frequent (6%) than partial edentulousness (74%). Older patients and males had more missing teeth than younger ones and females. Missing teeth were replaced in most cases with removable dentures. Denture stomatitis is a common clinical finding among denture wearers.
Addition of antifungal fillers (thymoquinone and nanodiamonds) to denture base resin reduced the fungal adhesion in laboratory studies and could be valuable in the prevention of denture stomatitis.
Last updated: 1.3.2023