SURVEY ON EMBEDDED ROOT STUMPS NEEDED TO BE PRESERVED OR REMOVED IN REMOVABLE OR FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES

DR.R.PRABHU; DR.K.R.GEETHA; MR.V.VIVEKANANTHAN

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

SURVEY ON EMBEDDED ROOT STUMPS NEEDED TO BE PRESERVED OR REMOVED IN REMOVABLE OR FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES

Dr. R. Prabhu, Dr. K. R. Geetha, Mr. V. Vivekananthan

Abstract :

Objective : Residual ridge resorption occurs due to extraction and to prevent this resorption,over denture concept has been introduced. undergraduate dental students differ in their opinion whether to retain or extract the root fragments while prep� prosthesis and proper treatment plan. Experimental Approach: Self administered questions were prepared and distributed among 100 undergraduate dental students.the samples were collected and sent to a statistician for statistical analysis. Findings: More than 65% of the undergraduate dental students think there is need to preserve the root stumps where as 35% think ,root stumps has to be extracted. Discussion: Basically, the root stump retention and over denture concept has lots of advantages compared to the conventional denture prosthesis. the dentist and also previous study on this say it can prevent the pace of residual ridge resorption, have better proprioception, support and stability if the oral hygiene is maintained properly. Conclusion: The study concludes that not all the root stumps have to be extracted but only those which are necessary need to be extracted.by preserving the root stumps,the residual ridge resorption can be reduced.