Assessment of Associations Between Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors and Edentulism Complications in Patients Scheduled for Hybrid Prosthetic Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study

作者：Shokraei Gholamreza, Doriana Agop Forna, Cristina Gena Dascălu, Norina Consuela Forna · 发表于：Clinics and Practice · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/clinpract15070133 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Temporomandibular Joint Disorders、Oral and Craniofacial Lesions、Dental materials and restorations

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Complications of edentulism include bone resorption, muscular dysfunction, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), and stomatognathic system dysfunctional syndrome (SSDS). The objectives of the study were as follows: to analyze the distribution of edentulism complications related to sociodemographic and clinical parameters and to quantify the strength of relationships between edentulism complications and these socio-demographic or clinical variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study investigated 150 edentulous subjects (mean age 61.54 +/- 8.99 years) scheduled for hybrid prosthetic therapy. The distribution of edentulism complications was assessed in relation to sex-specific and age-specific patterns, edentulism location (maxillary vs. mandibular), edentulism extension (partial reduced, partial extended, subtotal, complete edentulism), and Kennedy classification (class I vs. class II vs. class IV). Cramér's V was used to measure the strength of the association between edentulism complications and sociodemographic and clinical factors. RESULTS: The most prevalent complications were more frequent in males-bone resorption (74.2% vs. 40.9%), malocclusion (97.5% vs. 84.9%), TMJ disorders (74.2% vs. 57.0%), muscular disorders (62.5% vs. 31.2%), dyshomeostasis (64.2% vs. 31.2%), and SSDS (79.2% vs. 53.8%). The most relevant associations were found between age group and clinical variables such as irregular ridge (Cramer's V = 0.737), long/thic...