Hand Force and Maximum Bite Force in individuals with and without teeth

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Complete denture, jaw edentulous; E06.780.346.760.290; C05.500.480

• Registration Number: RBR-5f5jhz
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita filho

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Young women aged between 18-25 years and adults women aged between 39-59 years with the presence of natural dentition that could contain composite resin/amalgam restorations; but without fixed prosthesis in the first molars on both sides; complete edentulous adults women aged between 39-59 years; bimaxillary complete denture wearers with normal alveolar ridges; satisfactory complete dentures

Exclusion Criteria

Mandibular resorbed ridge patients; signs/symptoms of temporomandibular disorders; systemic or local disorders; use of medications that may interfere in muscle activity; disorders or diseases of the musculoskeletal-ligament system; rheumatoid arthritis; bimaxillary complete dentures ill-fitting and in unfavorable conditions; patients who are not in the period of adaptation with complete dentures

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between bite force, evaluated by a gnatodynamometer, and manual grip force, evaluated by a digital dynamometer, in dentate and edentulous individuals using bimaxillary complete dentures

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes will not be expected