Abstracts by key term: rehabilitation
For many years, dental treatments have mostly been evaluated through changes in clinical findings. The survival time of dentures is one of the most important success parameters in prosthetic dental therapies (Lang et al. 2004; Pjetursson et al. 2004a; b; Tan et al. 2004). Other clinical-technical success parameters include a small marginal gap in a restoration, optimal retention of removable dentures (partial dentures) and adequate function in terms of phonation and mastication. At the same time, an assessment of the biological status (pain, caries, periodontitis, tooth loss) can be used to demonstrate oral health and to determine the need for treatment and the effects of dental therapies. These parameters have been examined in numerous clinical studies and allow clinically easily predictable treatment results for most patients (Creugers et al. 2005; Fokkinga et al. 2007; Heydecke and Peters 2002; Kreissl et al. 2007; Priest 1996; Walter et al. 2010 ; Wostmann et al. 2005).