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Jaw, Edentulous

MedGen UID:
7183
Concept ID:
C0022366
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Edentulous Jaw; Edentulous Jaws; Jaws, Edentulous

Definition

The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both. Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVJaw, Edentulous

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Allevi F, Fadda GL, Rosso C, Martino F, Pipolo C, Cavallo G, Felisati G, Saibene AM
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2022 Jul;36(4):539-549. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1177/19458924221084484. PMID: 35244478
De Bruyn H, Raes S, Ostman PO, Cosyn J
Periodontol 2000 2014 Oct;66(1):153-87. doi: 10.1111/prd.12040. PMID: 25123767
Mericske-Stern RD, Taylor TD, Belser U
Clin Oral Implants Res 2000;11 Suppl 1:108-25. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.2000.011s1108.x. PMID: 11168261

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Omura AJ, Latthe V, Marin MM, Cagna DR
Gen Dent 2016 Nov-Dec;64(6):38-45. PMID: 27814254
Barker D
Dent Update 2012 Mar;39(2):128-32, 134. doi: 10.12968/denu.2012.39.2.128. PMID: 22482270
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Henry PJ
Aust Dent J 2000 Sep;45(3):150-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2000.tb00552.x. PMID: 11062933
Shulman LB
J Dent Educ 1988 Dec;52(12):712-20. PMID: 3057015

Diagnosis

Ramseier CA, Anerud A, Dulac M, Lulic M, Cullinan MP, Seymour GJ, Faddy MJ, Bürgin W, Schätzle M, Lang NP
J Clin Periodontol 2017 Dec;44(12):1182-1191. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12782. PMID: 28733997
McCord JF, Smith P, Jauhar S
Dent Update 2014 Apr;41(3):250-2, 255-6, 259. doi: 10.12968/denu.2014.41.3.250. PMID: 24839714
Olvera N, Jones JD
Dent Clin North Am 2014 Jan;58(1):91-102. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.09.004. PMID: 24286647
Orentlicher G, Abboud M
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2011 May;23(2):239-56, v-vi. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2011.01.008. PMID: 21492799
McGarry TJ, Nimmo A, Skiba JF, Ahlstrom RH, Smith CR, Koumjian JH, Arbree NS
J Prosthodont 2002 Sep;11(3):181-93. PMID: 12237799

Therapy

Patil PG, Seow LL, Kweh TJ, Nimbalkar S
J Contemp Dent Pract 2021 Nov 1;22(11):1346-1354. PMID: 35343463
Esposito M, Grusovin MG, Chew YS, Coulthard P, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 23;5(5):CD006698. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006698.pub3. PMID: 29791009Free PMC Article
Passia N, Abou-Ayash S, Bender D, Fritzer E, Graf M, Kappel S, Konstantinidis I, Mundt T, Maltzahn NF, Wolfart S, Kern M
Int J Prosthodont 2017 Jan/Feb;30(1):43-46. doi: 10.11607/ijp.4975. PMID: 28085978
Tan H, Peres KG, Peres MA
J Dent Res 2016 Nov;95(12):1350-1357. Epub 2016 Jul 28 doi: 10.1177/0022034516657992. PMID: 27466396
Cawood JI, Howell RA
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1988 Aug;17(4):232-6. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(88)80047-x. PMID: 3139793

Prognosis

Fan Z, Liu Y, Wang ZL
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021 Aug 1;39(4):377-385. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2021.04.002. PMID: 34409792Free PMC Article
Gracher AHP, de Moura MB, da Silva Peres P, Thomé G, Padovan LEM, Trojan LC
Int J Implant Dent 2021 Feb 26;7(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s40729-021-00297-z. PMID: 33634393Free PMC Article
Messias A, Nicolau P, Guerra F
Int J Prosthodont 2021 Suppl;34:s63-s84. doi: 10.11607/ijp.7162. PMID: 33571327
Chan MH, Nudell YA
Dent Clin North Am 2021 Jan;65(1):211-227. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2020.09.014. PMID: 33213711
Davó R, David L
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2019 May;31(2):285-297. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2018.12.006. PMID: 30947849

Clinical prediction guides

Davó R, David L
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2019 May;31(2):285-297. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2018.12.006. PMID: 30947849
Aparicio C, Manresa C, Francisco K, Claros P, Alández J, González-Martín O, Albrektsson T
Periodontol 2000 2014 Oct;66(1):41-58. doi: 10.1111/prd.12038. PMID: 25123760
Barker D
Dent Update 2012 Mar;39(2):128-32, 134. doi: 10.12968/denu.2012.39.2.128. PMID: 22482270
McGarry TJ, Nimmo A, Skiba JF, Ahlstrom RH, Smith CR, Koumjian JH, Arbree NS
J Prosthodont 2002 Sep;11(3):181-93. PMID: 12237799
Cawood JI, Howell RA
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1988 Aug;17(4):232-6. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(88)80047-x. PMID: 3139793

Recent systematic reviews

Gonçalves GSY, de Magalhães KMF, Rocha EP, Dos Santos PH, Assunção WG
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Jan;26(1):83-94. Epub 2021 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04213-y. PMID: 34647147
Sutariya PV, Shah HM, Patel SD, Upadhyay HH, Pathan MR, Shah RP
J Indian Prosthodont Soc 2021 Oct-Dec;21(4):319-327. doi: 10.4103/jips.jips_158_21. PMID: 34810359Free PMC Article
Thoma DS, Naenni N, Figuero E, Hämmerle CHF, Schwarz F, Jung RE, Sanz-Sánchez I
Clin Oral Implants Res 2018 Mar;29 Suppl 15:32-49. doi: 10.1111/clr.13114. PMID: 29498129
Bassetti RG, Stähli A, Bassetti MA, Sculean A
Clin Oral Investig 2016 Sep;20(7):1369-87. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s00784-016-1815-2. PMID: 27041111
Kern JS, Kern T, Wolfart S, Heussen N
Clin Oral Implants Res 2016 Feb;27(2):174-95. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/clr.12531. PMID: 25664612Free PMC Article

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