Journal of Oral Hygiene & Health
Open Access

Abstract

Statement of problem: Accumulating evidence suggests that tooth loss may be a major risk factor for brain and cognitive impairment. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of restoring lost posterior occlusal contacts with removable partial denture (RPD) on the brain activity and cognitive function in controlled type 2 diabetic patients. Patients and methods: A total of 30 partially edentulous patients with lost posterior occlusal contacts were selected Outpatient clinic, National Research Centre (NRC). All patients were selected had no previous RPDs experience and diagnosed with controlled type 2 diabetes. For all patients, RPDs were constructed from thermoplastic acrylic resin. The brain activity and cognitive function were assessed using electroencephalogram (EEG) and Mini-Mental State Examination questionnaire (MMSE) respectively, before and after 1 month of RPD insertion. Data were statistically analyzed using t test, and significance level was defined at P value less than 0.05. Results: EEG assessment demonstrated an increase in the mean value after 1 month of wearing RPDs. Similarly, Mini-Mental State Examination of cognitive scores displayed an increase in the total mean value after 1 month. The outcomes were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Restoration of lost posterior occlusal contact in controlled type 2 diabetic patients with satisfactory RPDs can contribute to enhancement of the brain function and cognitive status. Keywords: Electroencephalogram, Mini-Mental state examination, Removable partial dentures, Type 2 diabetes Recent publications 1. The Effect of Alteration of Vertical Dimension of Occlusion on brain activity in Complete Denture Wearers. Ayman A EL Morsy , Mohamed R Kholy , Hafiz I Bahnasawi , Amani R Moussa , Asmaa N Elboraey. OAMJMS, 2021 29; 9:108-112. 2. Biological and Mechanical Properties of Denture Base Material as a Vehicle for Novel Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Loaded with Drug. Asmaa Nabil Elboraey, Hanan Hassan Abo-Almaged, Ahmed Abd El-Rahman El-Ashmawy, Aya Rashad Abdou, Amani Ramadan Moussa , Laila Hassanian Emara, , Hossam Mohammed El-Masry, Gehan El-Tabie El Bassyouni , Magda Ismail Ramzy. Adv Pharm Bull, 2021, 11(1): 86-95. 3. An overview of oral health status, socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors, and the pattern of tooth loss in a sample of Egyptian rural population. Amani Moussa, Eman Ibrahim, Ahmed Esmat, Sherihan Eissa, Magda Ramzy. Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2020); 44:16. 4. Effect of denture base reinforcement using light cured E- glass fibers on the level of salivary immunoglobulin A. Shady M El Naggar, Mohamed I Seif, Mohamed H Saker, Sherihan M. Eissa, Asmaa N. Elboraey, Amani R. Moussa. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018; 25; 6 (11): 2168�2172. 5. Antimicrobial properties of tissue conditioner containing silver doped bioactive glass nanoparticles: in vitro study. Amani R Moussa, Abeer M El-kady, Asmaa N Elboraey, Dalia Y Zaki, Hanaa M Elgamily, Magda I Ramzy and Gehan T El-BassyouniAdv. Nat. Sci.: Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 9; 1-10, 2018.

Biography

Prof. Dr. Amani Ramadan Ali Moussa, professor of Removable Prosthodontics. Vice Dean of Oral and Dental Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC). Head of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics Department, NRC. MSc from faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. PhD from faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University. Principle investigators of many in house projects at NRC and one local project. Supervisor on many M.Sc. and Ph. D theses and author in many international and local publications.