28. Consequences of the loss teeth, the effects of edentulousness

Question 1

1. What are the 6 defects caused from edentulousness?

Answer 1

1/ Reduction of the chewing capacity
2/ Speech (phonation) disturbances
3/ Extension of the tongue
4/ Pathological shift of the remaining teeth
5/ Overloading of the teeth
6/ Esthetic problems

Question 2

2. What are the consequences of Reduction of the chewing capacity?

Answer 2

‣ The loss of premolar or molar teeth reduces the effectivity
‣ The loss of front teeth makes the biting difficult

Question 3

3. What are the consequences of Speech (phonation) disturbances?

Answer 3

‣ Formation of certain consonants can be affected, depending on the location of the edentulous area

Question 4

4. What are the esthetic problems caused from loss teeth?

Answer 4

‣ Edentulousness
‣ Upset face harmony

Question 5

5. What are the consequences of Pathological shift of the remaining teeth?

Answer 5

‣ Loss of the contact point
‣ Unfavorable direction of the occlusion load
‣ Periodontal disease
‣ Overloading of the remaining teeth

Question 6

6. What are the consequences of Overloading of the teeth?

Answer 6

‣ Tilting
‣ Decreased occlusal vertical dimension due to the loss of the posterior peeth
‣ Overloading of the anterior teeth

Question 7

7. What is the role of teeth?

Answer 7

1/ Mastication
2/ Speech
3/ Esthetics

Question 8

8. How can tilting of teeth affect overall teeth?

Answer 8

o Overeruption of antagonist tetth
o Torsion
o Bodily shift