Antropological Elements in the Implant-Prosthetic Rehabilitation

Abstract

The dental anthropology can bring various contributions in the assessment of the pathology of the stomatognathic system as this field encompasses the genetic and clinical researches focused on the developmental defects of crowns, post-eruptive changes (dental wear, culturally-related dental changes) as well as patterns of teeth loss. The implant-prosthetic rehabilitation is highly recomended for these patients as having the highest rate of success in the therapy of the stomatognathic system disorders. The anthropological elements related to the optimisation of the implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of the stomatognathic system are related to the anatomical and morphological featires of prosthetic field, the favourable and non-favourable areas of the prosthetic field, the type and the orientation of the traction and pressure masticatory forces as well as the lamina dura preservation when edentation is associated to periodontal disease.