Percentage of undercut areas in edentulous patients
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
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Percentage of undercut areas in edentulous patients
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Al Izzi, Ghaydaa H.
Al Habib, Sabah S. |
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Background: Bony undercuts are usually present in both maxillary and mandibular jaws (anteriorly and posteriorly) unilateral or bilateral. Their location is affected by bone resorption and aging process. Materials and methods: This study was conducted on a sixty male and female patients attending the fifth class clinic in college of dentistry Baghdad University. Their ages ranged from 30 -80 years with no systemic diseases. Results: In the maxillary jaw the percentage of undercut in male anteriorly was 57%, while posteriorly was21%. In the mandibular jaw anteriorly was 24%; posteriorly was 43%. In the female subject the percentage of undercut was in maxillary jaw anteriorly 23%; posteriorly was 6%, in mandibular jaw anteriorly was 4%, posteriorly was 15%. Conclusion: There was a highly significant difference in the prevalence of undercuts between males and females, in the maxillary posterior region and mandibular anterior areas. A significant difference was also found between males and females in the maxillary anterior region and mandibular poster area. |
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College of dentistry/ University of baghdad
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2017-01-30
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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http://jbcd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jbcd/article/view/1618
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Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry; Vol 18 No 2 (2006); 22-24
2311-5270 1680-0087 |
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en
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Copyright (c) 2017 Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
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