Bone mass index analysis in elderly people before and after change prosthesis
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Vanessa Neves Gomes1, Maria Luiza Moreira Arantes Frigerio, Marcia Fidelix
1Prosthodontic Department, University of São Paulo, Av. Lavandisca 538, CEP 04515-011 São Paulo, Brazil. vanessanevesgomes@hotmail.com
Objectives:
To evaluate the bone mass index (BMI) of senescent patients before and after prosthetic rehabilitation by complete dentures and evaluating any correlations between prosthetic rehabilitation and changes in BMI.
Subjects:
Thirty-two edentulous elder patients who were in need of new complete dentures.
Setting:
Dental clinic of the Prosthodontics Department (Dental Branch) of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Materials And Methods:
The study was performed in three different phases: the first one took place before any procedures relating to the new complete dentures had started and consisted of clinical records and a prosthetic anamnesis. The second and third phases took place after the prosthetic rehabilitation was completed, normally after 3 and 5-6 months respectively. The data collected in the different phases were analysed by using BIOESTAT 3.0; the level of significance was p < 0.05, in a bilateral proof.
Results:
The non-parametric statistical analysis of BMI did not show any significant differences when compared with the three phases analysed during the study.
Conclusion:
There was no evidence that accurate prosthetic rehabilitation could influence BMI.
