Anatomo-clinical correlations between total or partial edentation and digestive disorders

Abstract

The functions of the dento-maxillary apparatus are essential for the preparation and formation of the food bowl, which reaches the lower segments of the digestive tract. In the absence of teeth, the process of digestion is much more difficult, which leads to significant disorders in food absorption. At the same time, due to the lack of teeth, dysfunctions occur at the temporomandibular joint, movements of the mandible (left-right laterality, propulsion/retropulsion, opening/closing the mouth) are no longer performed properly which ultimately leads to loading the stomach with food incorrectly processed, as well as prolonging digestion time. Following the anamnesis performed on the group of patients, we noticed that there is a correlation between totally or partially edentulous patients and the appearance of digestive tract diseases. There is a causal relationship between edentations and the appearance of digestive disorders at patients over 45 years old.