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| Author(s): |
Marina Xavier Pisani
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2012-05-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Cláudia Helena Lovato da Silva;
Tatiana Pereira Cenci;
Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos;
Valéria Oliveira Pagnano de Souza;
Carlos Eduardo Vergani
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| Advisor: | Cláudia Helena Lovato da Silva |
| Abstract | |
The present study aimed to analyze the impact of denture relining with hard and soft denture liners in the electromyographic activity and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of edentulous patients. Forty and four complete denture wearers were distributed in two groups. In group 1 (n=22), the mandibular dentures were relined with a soft silicone based liner (Mucopren Soft) and in group 2, with a hard acrylic based denture liner (Kooliner) by chairside procedures. The electromyography of masseter and temporal muscles and the OHRQoL analysis were assessed before relining (baseline-T0) and after 90 days (T90) of the intervention. The questionnaire OHIP-EDENT, that was used to evaluate the OHRQoL, is composed of four domains, and three possible answers (scores) to the questions: never (0), sometimes (1) and almost always (2). After the normalization of the electromyographic signal, patients had been instructed to perform the maximum voluntary contraction in MIH (static test), and the following variables were considered: POC (%), tors (%) and total of electromyographic activity or impact (μV / μV.s %). After that, they performed masticatory movements by chewing peanuts, cereal bar and chocolate (dynamic test), with the following variables: neuromuscular coordination (%), frequency (Hz) and impact (μV / μV.s %). The results were analyzed by means of the generalized linear model (p≤0,05). The scores comparison of the OHRQoL indicated significant difference among T0 and T90, regardless the group, which represented an improvement in questions related to mastication (domain 1; p=0,007), oral pain and discomfort (domain 4; p= 0,047) and in overall OHIP (p=0,025). There was no significant difference between the groups for none of the domains and for the overall OHIP. Regarding POC of masseter and temporal, no significant differences between times (POCmas p=0,147; POCtem p=0,469) and groups (POCmas p=0,549; POCtem p=0,104) were found. For tors, significant difference between the groups was not found (p=0,971), and, it decreased in T90 (p=0). There was no significant difference between the groups (p=0,067), for the impact, which increased in T90 (p=0). The neuromuscular coordination during chocolate (p=0), cereal bar (p=0) and peanut (p=0) mastication increased in T90 and there was no significant difference between the groups (chocolate p=0,087; cereal p=0,185; peanut p=0,472). Significant difference between the groups (p=0,530) and times (p=0,685) for the frequency during chocolate mastication was not found. For peanut and cereal bar, the frequency increased in T90 (peanut p=0,03; cereal p=0,007) and there was no difference between the groups (peanut p=0,566; cereal p=0,173). The impact, during chocolate mastication, increased in T90 (p=0), and the hard group presented higher values than the soft (p=0,018). For peanut and bar of cereal mastication, the impact increased in T90 (peanut p=0; bar p=0) and there was no significant difference between the groups (peanut p=0,428; bar p=0,590). It can be concluded that the relining increased the electromyographic activity of the evaluated muscles and improved the masticatory function and the OHRQoL. There was no significant differences among the hard and soft denture liners for most of the tested variables. (AU) | |