Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 3s

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Abstract

Background:  Stereognosis means the ability of a person to recognize the shape and surface characteristics of an object using tactile sensations, without looking at them. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the oral stereognostic ability in dentulous and edentulous participants.  Materials and Method: In this study, oral stereognostic ability was tested in 20 edentulous and 20 dentulous participants with the aid of silicone putty referred as test forms, fabricated in three basic shapes cube, sphere and pyramid of specific dimensions. Participants were informed not to open the eyes before placement of the sample in the mouth to avoid the risk of cross-matching of shape by the participant. One of the silicone putty test form was then randomly selected and placed in the subject’s mouth. The subject was then asked to identify the shape by marking it on the evaluation sheet.  Result: The result showed that both dentulous and edentulous participants were able to identify the sphere shape more than the cube and pyramid shape. Conclusion: The participants of both the groups were able to identify the putty moulded as sphere as it was well rounded and without sharp line angles whereas the participants got confused in the pyramid and cube shape forms which had line angles.

Keywords: Oral Stereognostic, Oral health, Dentulous and Edentulous.