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[Graphical registration of tongue in evaluation of the maxillo-mandibular relationship]
Elena Preoteasa1, Ecaterina Ionescu, Ioana Suciu
1Disciplina de Protetica dentară mobilă, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Carol Davila", Bucureşti.
Objective:
The evaluation of the tongue-maxilla relationship, in interrelation with the maxilla-mandibular relationship, determined by the skeletal pattern or modified by the total dentures.
Material And Method:
Clinical observations and verification of the tongue-maxilla relationship by a tongue-graphical registration, in edentulous patients, with Class II and Class III skeletal relationships, which had inappropriate dentures, both in vertical dimension of occlusion and maximal intercuspidation/centric relation.
Results:
According to clinical observations and tongue-graphical registrations, there are obvious differences in the tongue-maxilla relationship, depending on the vertical and antero-posterior relations from every skeletal class and on the incorrect prosthesis; this leads to changes in denture's equilibrium, functionality, comfort and tolerance.
Conclusions:
The tongue-graphical registration can be used as a simple method of evaluation of the maxillo mandibular relationship, determined by the skeletal pattern or modified by dentures.
