de Baat C, Kalk W, Bras J
Afdeling Volledige Prothese en Maxillo-Faciale Prothetiek, Faculteit der Geneeskunde en Tandheelkunde, Katholieke, Universiteit, Nijmegen.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1988 Feb;19(1):13-8.
The alveolar ridge (of upper and lower jaw) serves as a supporting tissue for the teeth. This function disappears after natural dentition has been extracted. Even so, the alveolar ridge remains very important, serving as it does to support and give retention to dentures. However, after removal of the natural dentition alveolar ridge reduction occurs, initially at a fairly rapid rate, slowing down later, but in an ever-continuing process, which, particularly in the long run, may have unpleasant consequences. As many factors may affect this reduction process unfavourably, it is very difficult to take one specific preventive measure. The most effective way of preventing alveolar ridge reduction is obviously the prevention of any edentulous condition, which unfortunately is not always possible. Nowadays a frequently used treatment of which a great deal is expected, is the application of the so-called overdenture. Further research is needed, however, for a proper evaluation of its long-term favourable effects on alveolar ridge reduction.
（上下颌的）牙槽嵴作为牙齿的支持组织。天然牙列拔除后，此功能消失。即便如此，牙槽嵴仍然非常重要，因为它起到支持义齿并使其固位的作用。然而，天然牙列拔除后牙槽嵴会发生吸收，起初速度相当快，之后逐渐减慢，但这是一个持续不断的过程，从长远来看，可能会产生不良后果。由于许多因素可能对这一吸收过程产生不利影响，因此很难采取一种特定的预防措施。预防牙槽嵴吸收最有效的方法显然是预防无牙状况，但遗憾的是这并非总是可行的。如今，一种备受期待且常用的治疗方法是应用所谓的覆盖义齿。然而，需要进一步研究以正确评估其对牙槽嵴吸收的长期有利影响。
