OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants JT - The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants IS - 1942-4434 (Electronic) IS - 0882-2786 (Print) IP - 3 VI - 4 PST - ppublish DP - 1989 PG - 205-210 LA - en TI - Comparative Evaluation of Chewing Function with Removable Partial Dentures and Fixed Prostheses Supported by the Single-Crystal Sapphire Implant in the Kennedy Class II Partially Edentulous Mandible FAU - Akagawa, Yasumasa AU - Akagawa Y FAU - Okane, Hideaki AU - Okane H FAU - Kondo, Noriaki AU - Kondo N FAU - Tsuga, Kazuhiro AU - Tsuga K FAU - Tsuru, Hiromichi AU - Tsuru H CN - OT - chewing function OT - electromyography OT - Kennedy Class II mandible OT - single-crystal sapphire AB - Differential chewing function with removable partial dentures (RPDs) and fixed prostheses supported by the single-crystal sapphire implant was evaluated in five subjects with Kennedy Class II partially edentulous mandibles by means of electromyography. Rehabilitation with the single crystal sapphire implant resulted in regular chewing patterns with a low variation coefficient and higher activity of chewing-side masticatory muscles compared to RPD rehabilitation. This difference in chewing function between the two rehabilitation modalities could be the result of differences in stability of occlusion and neurophysiologic feedback systems. AID - 843662