CHANGES IN ANATOMICAL ELEMENTS OF ORAL CAVITY IN ELDERLY DENTURE WEARERS-PARACLINICAL STUDY

Abstract

Residual ridge resorption is a common and often incapacitating problem, particularly for persons with edentulous mandibles. The present study was conducted to assess characteristics of the edentulous mandibular ridge in terms of symmetry, height, width, direction to the medio sagittal plane, shape, as well as the characteristics of the retromolar pad: direction to the ridge, volume

Keywords

• anatomical landmarks
• diagnosis
• complete denture
• bone resorption
• orthodontic treatment