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Bone mass index analysis in elderly people before and after change prosthesis
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.
