Elastic bionic obturators for treatment of food impaction
- VernacularTitle:应用弹性仿生材料制备食物嵌塞阻塞器治疗食物嵌塞
- Author:
Zhenyu TANG
;
Kexin HE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2008;12(19):3786-3788
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
AIM: To investigate the clinical use and effect of a removable obturator made of elastic bionic materials in treating food impaction.METHODS: The removable obturator made of elastic denture materials were applied to 27 patients who suffered either mixed or horizontal food impaction and were admitted in Guilin Stomatological Hospital from October 2006 to April 2007. At weeks 4 and 12 following treatment, all patients were surveyed by questionnaires to investigate wearing comforts, and the histocompatibility of the obturator was simultaneously evaluated. Periodontal indexes were recorded before treatment, at weeks 4 and 12 after treatment. X-ray radiography was also performed before treatment and 12 weeks after treatment to compare alveolar condition.RESULTS: All the 27 patients were involved in the result analysis. They were all satisfied with the obturator after twelve weeks treatment, and the questionnaire showed 96.3%-100% satisfactions from the patients. The measuring results of periodontal indexes at different periods of the treatment showed no statistical significance. There were no remarkable changes in the tooth mobility and X-ray image analysis before treatment and 12 weeks after treatment.CONCLUSION: With good histocompatibility, the removable obturator made of elastic denture materials has been proved to be well histocompatible, acceptable and effective for the patients who suffer from food impaction in the short term.
