Functional features of the chewing muscles in patients with complete absence of teeth

Prosthetic treatment of patients with complete absence of teeth is a problem for dentists. The construction of prostheses has a number of features due to functional changes in the chewing muscles. The study of chewing function is the main factor in the management of this category of patients. In this work, the functional features of the state of the masticatory muscles in patients with complete secondary adentia were determined by electromyographic examination. The data obtained were compared with a group of healthy individuals of the same age. To exclude the influence of the occlusal component, the examination of the control group was performed according to the author’s methodology. During a two-stage examination, atrophy and asynchrony of the masticatory muscles were revealed in the patients of the comparison group. Conducting a functional examination of the condition of the masticatory muscles makes it possible to identify structural changes. Knowledge of the functional features of the chewing muscles in patients with complete absence of teeth will allow timely prevention of the development of a number of dental diseases, as well as to make a competent plan for prosthetic treatment of this category of patients.