IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE FULL EDENTULOUS PATIENT AFTER APPLICATION OF THE PROSTHESIS

Autor: DAN BUHĂŢEL, CAROLINA BODEA HAŢEGAN, ARANKA ILEA, MINODORA MOGA, ANCA IONEL, ELENA TALVAN, RADU SEPTIMIU CÂMPIAN
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 63-71 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1221-8111
2065-9431
Popis: ABSTRACT. Full edentation is a serious dental condition, because it perturbs all the functions of the stomatognathic system, having consequences on the entire organism. With the entire therapeutic arsenal dental medicine has at its disposal these days, the number of cases of full edentation remains high. Complex oral rehabilitation through the application of prosthetic pieces means regaining oro-dental health, the positive modification of the self image and self esteem, by means of the reintegration of these patients into social life. The main objective sought through the prosthetic rehabilitation by means of total prosthesis was improving the patients’ quality of life through reestablishing the deteriorated functions of the dento-maxilar apparatus and the restoration of the aesthetic.
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