• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.409-415
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• 2013

PURPOSE. The midline fracture of maxillary complete dentures is a frequently encountered complication. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of frenulum height on midline strains of maxillary complete dentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A removable maxillary complete denture was fabricated and duplicated seven times. Four different labial frenulum heights were tested for stresses occurring on the palatal cameo surface. The strains were measured with strain gauges placed on 5 different locations and the stresses were calculated. To mimic occlusal forces bilaterally 100 N of load was applied from the premolar and molar region. RESULTS. A statistically significant association between the height of the labial frenulum and the calculated stresses and strains was shown (P<.05) predominantly on the midline and especially on the incisive papilla. The results showed that stress on the anterior midline of the maxillary complete denture increases with a higher labial frenulum. CONCLUSION. Within the limitations of this in vitro study, it can be concluded that the stress on the anterior midline of the maxillary complete denture increases with a higher labial frenulum. Surgical or mechanical precautions should be taken to prevent short-term failure of maxillary complete dentures due to stress concentration and low cycle fatigue tendency at the labial frenulum region.

• 음성과학
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.139-156
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• 2001

Speech intelligibility in patients with complete dentures is an important clinical problem depending on the material used. The objective of this study was to investigate the speech of two edentulous subjects fitted with a complete maxillary prosthesis made of two different palatal materials: chrome-cobalt alloy and acrylic resin. Three patients with complete dentures in the experiment group and ten people in the controls groups participated in the experiment. CSL, Visi-Pitch were used to measure speech characteristics. The test words consisted of a simple vowel /e/, meaningless three syllabic words containing fricative, affricated and stops sounds, and sustained fricative sounds /s/ and /$\int$/. The analysis speech parameters were vowel and lateral formants, VOT, sound durations, sound pressure level and fricative frequency. Data analysis was conducted by a series of paired T-test. The findings like the following: (1) Vowel formant one of patients with complete denture is higher than that of the control group (p<0.05), while lateral formant three of patients with complete denture is lower than that of the control group (p<0.0l). (2) Patients with complete denture produced lower speech intelligibility with low fricative frequency (/$\int$/) than control group (p<0.0). The speech intelligibility of patients with metal prosthesis was higher than that of those with resin prosthesis (p<0.05). (3) Fricative, lateral and stop sound durations of patients with complete denture were longer than those of the control group (p<0.01 and p<0.05), respectively. Total sound durations of patients with metal prosthesis were similar to that of the control group (p<0.05), while those with resin prosthesis had a shorter duration (p<0.01). This implied that those with metal prosthesis had higher speech intelligibility than those with resin prosthesis. (4) Patients with complete denture had higher sound pressure levels /t/ and /c/ than the control group (p<0.01). However, sound pressure levels for /c/ of patients with metal prosthesis or resin prosthesis was similar to the control group (p<0.05). (5) Patients with complete denture had higher fundamental frequency than the control group (p<0.01).

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.236-239
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• 2011

Maxillary labial and buccal frena are considered as normal anatomic structures in the oral cavity. However, they may exist intraorally as a thick broad fibrous attachment and/or become located near the crest of the residual ridge, thus interfering with proper denture border extension resulting in inferior denture stability, retention and overall patient satisfaction. This case report highlights the importance of clinical examination and treatment planning which may mandate preprosthetic surgery prior to fabrication of a new conventional complete denture. Adequate patient satisfaction with conventional complete dentures can be significantly increased after frenectomy.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.296-303
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• 2016

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is any typical deformation pattern existing in complete denture when it was dried by using the 3D scanner and surface matching program. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A total of 28 denture bases were fabricated with heat curing acrylic resin (each 14 upper and lower denture bases), and 14 denture bases (each 7 upper and lower denture bases) were stored in the water bottle (water stored), and another 14 denture bases were stored in the air (dry stored). Each specimen was scanned at $1^{st}$ day after deflasking, $14^{th}$ day after deflasking, and $28^{th}$ day after deflasking, and digitalized. Three dimensional deformation patterns were acquired by comparison of the data within storage group using surface matching program. For evaluating differences between groups, these data were compared statisticallyusing Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney-U test (${\alpha}$=.05). RESULTS. When evaluating 3D deformation of denture base, obvious deformations were not found in maxillary and mandibular water storage group. However, in dry stored group, typical deformation pattern was detected as storage time passes. It occurred mostly in first two weeks. Major deformations were found in the bilateral posterior area in both maxillary and mandibular group. In maxillary dry stored group, a statistical significance was found. CONCLUSION. It was proved that in both upper and lower denture bases, dry storage caused more dimensional deformation than water storage with typical pattern.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2017

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of reinforcing materials on the fracture resistances of glass fiber mesh- and Cr-Co metal mesh-reinforced maxillary complete dentures under fatigue loading. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Glass fiber mesh- and Cr-Co mesh-reinforced maxillary complete dentures were fabricated using silicone molds and acrylic resin. A control group was prepared with no reinforcement (n = 15 per group). After fatigue loading was applied using a chewing simulator, fracture resistance was measured by a universal testing machine. The fracture patterns were analyzed and the fractured surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS. After cyclic loading, none of the dentures showed cracks or fractures. During fracture resistance testing, all unreinforced dentures experienced complete fracture. The mesh-reinforced dentures primarily showed posterior framework fracture. Deformation of the all-metal framework caused the metal mesh-reinforced denture to exhibit the highest fracture resistance, followed by the glass fiber mesh-reinforced denture (P<.05) and the control group (P<.05). The glass fiber mesh-reinforced denture primarily maintained its original shape with unbroken fibers. River line pattern of the control group, dimples and interdendritic fractures of the metal mesh group, and radial fracture lines of the glass fiber group were observed on the fractured surfaces. CONCLUSION. The glass fiber mesh-reinforced denture exhibits a fracture resistance higher than that of the unreinforced denture, but lower than that of the metal mesh-reinforced denture because of the deformation of the metal mesh. The glass fiber mesh-reinforced denture maintains its shape even after fracture, indicating the possibility of easier repair.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2022

환자는 새 의치 장착 후 정상 발음 패턴을 찾아가는 경향이 있다. 하지만 어떤 환자의 경우 상악 총의치의 새로운 구개 형태에 적응하는데 오랜 시간이 소요된다. 본 증례에서 환자는 "현재 쓰고 있는 의치가 낡아 재제작 하고 싶다"는 주소로 내원하였다. 임상적, 방사선학적 검사를 통한 진단 후 상악 총의치와 하악 가철성 국소의치를 재제작 하였다. 환자는 새 의치장착 후 첫번째 내원에서 /s/발음이 샌다고 하였다. 환자에게 /s/발음을 지시하였을 때 휘파람을 부는 듯한 새는 소리가 났다. 새로 장착한 총의치의 전방 구개면이 기존의 의치에 오목한 것을 발견하였고 상악 구개부에 조직조정재를 적용하여 /s/발음을 지시하였다. 해당 조직 조정재 부위를 상온중합형 의치상 레진으로 교체해 주었다. 환자는 즉각적인 만족감을 표현하였고 객관적인 평가를 위해 Palatogram과 음성 분석 소프트웨어를 통해 발음의 명확도를 확인하였다. 본 증례에서는 발음에 어려움을 호소하는 의치 치료를 받은 환자에서 즉각적인 의치 수리를 하였으며 이를 통해 환자의 만족을 얻고 객관적인 평가를 통해 발음 개선을 확인하였기에 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.284-291
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• 2013

연구 목적: 상악 레진상 총의치의 정중 파절부에 금속선과 유리섬유 보강재를 사용하여 수리하였을 때 파절 강도 및 파절 양상을 비교해 보고자 하였다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 본 연구에서는 상악 의치의 정중부 파절을 재현한 뒤, 자가중합레진과 보강재를 사용하여 수리하였다. 보강재의 종류에 따라 3개의 군(대조군, 보강재 없음; W 군, 금속선; G 군, 섬유유리)으로 나누었으며, 각군당10개의 시편을 제작하였다. Instron test machine (Instron Co., Canton, MA, USA)으로 5.0 mm/min의 크로스헤드 속도를 부여하여 파절 강도를 구하였으며, 이때 하중은 20 mm의 지름을 가진 구형 하중체를 통해 의치 중심부에 전달되었다. 파절 강도 시험 후 나타난 의치의 파절 양상을 분석하였다. Kruskal-wallis test와 Mann-whitney U test를 이용하여 ${\alpha}=.05$ 수준에서 검정하였다. 결과: 파절 강도는W 군에서 가장 높은 값을 보였고, 대조군과 G 군 사이에서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>.05). 대조군과W군에서는 전후방파절 양상을 주로 보였고, G군에서는 보강재를 따라 파절되는 양상을 주로 보였다. 결론: 본 연구의 한계 내에서, 상악 총의치의 수리 시 유리섬유 보강재를 이용하는 경우 파절 강도가 향상되지 않았으며(P>.05), 유리섬유 보강재를 따라 접착 실패를 보이는 파절 양상이 나타났다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2022

상악 총의치의 유지에 있어 후방 구개 폐쇄(Posterior palatal seal)의 역할은 중요하다. 최종 인상을 채득한 후 주모형상에 구를 형성하는 기계적 방법을 통하여 상악 의치에 추가적인 유지를 부여할 수 있으나 이는 임상적인 과정에서 간과되곤 한다. 그 결과 기공사에 의해 환자의 개별적 특성을 고려하지 않고 일률적인 방법으로 후방 구개 폐쇄가 형성된다. 현재까지 많은 이들에 의해 다양한 후방 구개 폐쇄 형태가 소개되어 왔다. 본 증례 보고는 환자의 해부학적 구개 형태 및 기능시 조직 변위를 고려한 후, 적절한 후방 구개 폐쇄의 위치 및 형태를 결정하여 상악 총의치를 제작하는 과정을 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.85-97
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• 1995

The arrangement of anterior artificial teeth is an important factor on the esthetics in the construction of complete denture and prosthesis. During construction of the complete denture the position of maxillary central incisor plays an important role in the arrangements of artificial teeth. The proper position of maxillary central incisor provides natural appearance of anterior teeth and the anterior reference point of occlusal plane. Many methods have been utilized to eatablish the position of the maxillary central incisor in complete denture prosthodontics. However, there has not been provided for the reference for Korean yet. This study was aimed to extablish the position of the maxillary central inciosr in Korean. The horizontal and vertical distance between the maxillary central incisor and incisive papilla in korean were measured. The results were as follows : 1. The mean value of horizontal distance from the maxillary central incisor to the incisive papilla had significant sexual difference, the average distance was 12.648mm (male), 11.385mm(female). 2. The horizontal distance of incisive papilla had sexual difference, the average distance was 6.182mm(male), 5.622mm(female). 3. The vertical distance from the maxillary central incisor to the incisive papilla had not sexual difference, the average distance was 7.21mm. 4. The crown length of maxillary central inciosrs from the distal interdental papilla had not sexual difference, the right central incisor was 6.40mm(mean) and the left central inciosr was 6.43mm(mean). 5. The clinical crown length of the maxillary central incisors had not sexual difference, the right central incisor 10.35mm(mean) and the left central incisor was 10.43mm(mean). 6. The anatomic shapes of incisive papilla were pear(68.4%), oval(16%), triangular(6%), irregular(5%), rectangular(4%), and inverted pear(1%) shape.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.363-372
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• 1996

A common site of fracture in maxillary complete denture is on the anteroposterior midline that coincides with the notch for relief of the labial frenum. Various approaches to reduce the incidence of this type of fracture have been suggested. The most widely used technique is the reinforcement of acrylic resin denture base with several solid metal forms. But few comparative studies on the efficacy of metal reinforcements have been reported. This study was conducted to compare reinforcing effects of commonly available metal reinforcements, which include wire, metal mesh embedded in the denture base and metal plate affixed to the impression surface of denture base by silicoating technique. This was load on the posterior. The strain gauges were oriented perpendicular to the anteroposterior midline of maxillary polished denture surface at one labial and the four palatal sites Non-renforced denture was used as control. The results were as follows : 1. In the non-reinforced denture group, only tensile strains on the palatal polished surface were observed. The tensile strains decreased in the order of incisive papilla, posterior denture border area, mid palatal area and rugae area. Compressive strain was observed on the labial polished surface. 2. As compared with the non-reinforced denture group, the metal plate or the metal mesh reinforced denture groups showed reduced palatal tensile strains,and the metal mesh reinforcement had a better reinforcing effect than the metal plate. But both reinforced denture groups showed no difference in the amount of compressive strain on the labial polished surface when compared to the non-reinforced denture group. 3. The metal wire positioned just above the labial notch decreased the compressive strain on the labial polished surface. But the presence of metal wires in the palatal polished surface caused increase in tensile strains in the area.