Radiographic Analysis of Neutral Zone In Relation to the Crest of the Alveolar Ridge (original) (raw)

2014

Abstract

Background and Aim: The very idea of creating an artificial denture in an edentulous patient is based on various parameters surrounding the orofacial region. The positioning of the teeth on the alvelolar ridge depends on several factors and the “neutral zone” is one of the prime among them. The present study was aimed at recording the location of neutral zone and its relationship to the crest of the alveolar ridge in relation to the period of edentulousness (Less or more than one year duration). After recording the neutral zone in the mandibular arch using low fusing greenstick compound, two different gauges of wire 30 and 28 were adapted on the crest of the alveolar ridge and on the centre of the physiologicaly moulded greenstick compound respectively. An occlusal radiograph of the recording base and the cast was made and the radiographic images of both the wires were correlated followed by a statistical analysis. The study showed that the position of the neutral zone in relation t...

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