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Stereognosis has been defined as the appreciation of the form of objects by palpation. Whilst this definition holds good for the manual exploration of objects, it is possible for the shape of objects to be explored intra orally referred to as oral stereognosis. To better understand patients’ relative satisfaction with complete dentures, differences in oral stereognostic perception, based on the identification of 6 edible objects was analyzed in a group of 30 edentulous individuals at 3 stages, namely, just before (pre-treatment), 30 min after (30 min post-treatment) and 1 month after (1 month post-treatment) the insertion of new dentures. The time required to identify each object was recorded and the correctness of identification of each object was scored using oral stereognostic score. Descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Spearman’s rank correlation test, Pearson Chi square test was used to statistically analyze the data obtained. OSA scores was significantly increased 1 month post-treatment compared to 30 min post-treatment (p < 0.05). It was found that Oral stereognostic test is reliable for measuring patients’ oral stereognostic perception and may be used as one of the clinical aids in appreciating the functional limitations imposed by the prostheses.
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The research project has received JSS Grants for completion of the project. The authors sincerely thank JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, for all the support.
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Meenakshi, S., Gujjari, A.K., Thippeswamy, H.N. et al. Evaluation of Oral Stereognostic Ability After Rehabilitating Patients with Complete Dentures: In Vivo Study. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 14, 363–368 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-013-0333-z
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