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The Concepts of Complete Denture Occlusion amongst Dental Fraternity
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The Concepts of Complete Denture Occlusion amongst Dental Fraternity
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objectives: To assess the concepts of complete denture occlusion among dental fraternity.Study Design And Setting: Cross-sectional study conducted at various dental hospitals and institutes of Karachi, for aperiod of six months, from 1st June’2019 to 30th November’2019Methodology: Total 849 dental practitioners who are currently practising were included. A well-structured and validatedquestionnaire was used for data collection. SPSS version 25 was used.Results: Bilateral balanced occlusion was an ideal occlusion by majority subjects i.e, 530(62.4%) in patients with well-formed ridges, followed by 464(54.7%) candidates with skeletal class 1, total 376(44.3%) chose it with uncontrolled diabetesmellitus, 365(43%) in single complete denture cases, 339(39.9%) with increased inter-arch space, 298(35.1%) withparafunction habits, 296(34.9%) in patients with history of neuromuscular disorder and 271(31.9%) where a completedenture opposes a rem...