Comparative Evaluation Of Patients Suffering From Chronic Periodontitis Treated With Open Flap Debridement With And Without Adjunctive Laser Therapy: A Clinical And Microbiological Study

Alveolar ridge dimensions; Complete dentures; Edentulous residual ridge; Maximum mouth opening; Oral morphometry; Prosthodontics.

Dr Sameer Chaudhary1
Designation: Post-Graduate Student
Department of Periodontology and Oral
Implantology, ITS Dental College & Hospital,
47, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh, India
Email id : chaudharysameer177@gmail.com
ORCID ID- 0009-0007-6610-6720

Dr Gunjan Gupta2
Designation : Professor & Head
Department of Periodontology and Oral
ImplantologyITS Dental College & Hospital,
47, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh, India
Email id : drgunjangupta22@gmail.com
ORCID ID- 0000-0001-9436-6895

Dr Shivesh Kumar Mishra3*
Professor, Department of Periodontology and
Oral Implantology. ITS Dental College &
Hospital, 47, Knowledge Park III, Greater
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email id : mishrashivesh@gmail.com
ORCID ID- 0000-0001-5264-1027

Dr Nishant Gupta4
Professor& Head, Department of Orthodontics
& Dentofacial orthopedics, Teerthankar
Mahaveer University, Moradabad
Email: nishantgupta2001@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0002-1791-7224

Dr Kumar Saurav5
Professor, Santosh Dental College Ghaziabad,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Email id: drsauravsingh4@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0003-1334-523

Dr Mohit Bhatnagar6
Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, crown
& Bridge & Oral Implantology
ITS Dental College & Hospital, 47, Knowledge
Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
dr.mohitbhatnagar93@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0001-7541-904X

Received:19-06-2026
Revised:24-07-2026
Accepted:05-08-2026

European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (2026) 34 (7s), 954–962

Comparative Evaluation Of Patients Suffering From Chronic Periodontitis Treated With Open Flap Debridement With And Without Adjunctive Laser Therapy: A Clinical And Microbiological Study

Aim: This study aimed to determine the number of edentulous residual ridges in stone casts of individuals with full dentures and to analyze the relationship between these ridges and mouth openness. Methods: The sample consisted of eighty study casts, forty of which were upper and forty of which were lower. Measurements were taken with the assistance of a dry-point compass and a transparent ruler. The measurements for maximum mouth opening (MMO) were collected from volunteers who were instructed to open their mouths to their furthest extent until there was no more room to open. Utilizing a Boley gauge, the distance measured from the edge of the upper lip to the edge of the lower lip was determined. Results: Correlations between mouth opening and arch size (length and width) were verified using Spearman correlation and simple linear regression. Individuals with larger maxillary and mandibular alveolar ridges had wider mouth openings. Conclusion: A significant correlation was found between arch size (length and width) and mouth opening.

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