Study on the Role of Occlusal Support for the Body Equilibrium Function among Elderly People. Examination with Static and Dynamic Configuration.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of occlusal support on the whole body equilibrium function in edentulous patients during static and dynamic events. Ten edentulous and dentate adult volunteers over 50 years old were asked to stand on an equilibrium function testing machine (Equitest: Neurocom USA). The system consists of a computer controlled movable platform with five pressure sensors and movable surrounding walls with some scenery. By changing the location and angle of the platform with scenery angulation, equilibrium and balance adjustment function were evaluated during static and dynamic events. Our results suggested that occlusal support with prosthetic appliances in edentulous patients might be helpful for the static equilibrium function. Key words: equilibrium function, body balance, occlusal support, elderly edentulous patients 1.•• OE¾ ‹ß "N,'S •g ‚Ì OE' •N ‚É ‚¨‚¢‚¨‚¢ ‚Ä Š{ ‹@ "\ ‚Ì ‰Ê ‚½ ‚·-ð Š" ‚ª '•-Ú ‚³ ‚ê ‚Ä ‚«‚Ä ‚¢ ‚é."Á ‚É,•‚-î ŽÒ ‚É ‚¨‚¢‚¨‚¢ ‚Ä •L "Í ˆÍ ‚È Ž• ‚Ì OE ‡ '¹ ‚ª ‚Ý ‚ç‚ê ‚éOE» •ó ‚Å ‚Í1),™ù • ‡ Žx Ž• ‚Ì OE ‡ "@ ‚É "º ‚¤ '½-l ‚È •Ï ‰» ‚Í ™ð š• ‹@ "\ ‚Î ‚© ‚è‚Å ‚È ‚-,'S •g ‚Ì ‹@ "\ ‚ɉe ‹¿ ‚ð ‚à‚½ ‚ç‚· ‚± ‚AE ‚ª •" 'ª ‚³ ‚ê ‚é2,3).‚µ ‚© ‚µ ‚È ‚ª ‚ç,'S •" •° ‹` Ž• ‚È ‚Ç ‚Ì •â 'Ô '• 'u ‚É ‚ae ‚é™ù • ‡ Žx Ž• ‚Ì ‰ñ •oe ‚ª 'S •g ‚Ì ‰^ "® ‹@ "\ ‚Ì • § OEä ‚É ‚Ç‚Ì 'ö "x ŠÖ˜AŠÖ˜A ‚µ ‚Ä ‚¢ ‚é ‚©,‚ ‚é ‚¢ ‚Í ‚Ç ‚Ì ‚ae ‚¤‚È ƒ• ƒJ ƒj ƒY ƒ€ ‚Å ‰e ‹¿ ‚ð‹y ‚Ú ‚· ‚© ‚É ‚ ‚¢ ‚Ä ‚Í ‚¢ ‚Ü ‚¾ •s-¾ ‚È "_ ‚ª '½ ‚¢.‚³ ‚ç ‚É ‚± ‚ê ‚Ü ‚Å ‚Ì OE¤ ‹ †4•`7)‚É‚¨‚¢‚É‚¨‚¢ ‚Ä ‚Í,Žå ‚AE ‚µ‚Ä •Ã "I ‚È •ð OE• ‰º ‚Å ‚Ì OEŸ "¢ ‚ª ‚È ‚³‚ê ‚Ä ‚« ‚Ä ‚¨‚肨‚è,"ú •í ‚Ì "® •ì ‚É ‚¨‚¢‚¨‚¢ ‚Ä ‚à•d-v ‚È"® "I •ð OE• ‰º ‚Å ‚ÌOEŸ "¢ ‚Í,‚Ù ‚AE‚ñ ‚Ç ‚È ‚³‚ê ‚Ä ‚¢ ‚È ‚¢ ‚Ì ‚ª OE» •ó ‚Å ‚ ‚é. ‚» ‚±‚Å-{OE¤ ‹ †‚Å ‚Í,™ù • ‡ŽxŽ• ‚ª 'S•g ‚̉^"® ‚Ì• § OEä,"Á ‚É •½ •t '²•ß ‹@ "\ ‚É‰Ê ‚½ ‚·-ðŠ" ‚É ‚ ‚¢‚Ä •‚-î-³ Ž• Š{ ŽÒ ‚ð'Î •Û ‚É,•Ã "I ‚È ‚ç‚Ñ ‚É"®"I Žh OEƒ ‚ð‰Á ‚¦ ‚½•ð OE• ‰º ‚Å OEŸ "¢ ‚ð•s ‚Á ‚½. II.OE¤ ‹ † •û-@