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Comparison of perceived masticatory ability in completely edentulous patients treated with thermoplastic complete denture versus single implant-retained mandibular overdenture: a single-center prospective observational study.

Mostafa I Fayad, Ihab I Mahmoud, Ahmed Atef Aly Shon, Mohamed Omar Elboraey, Ramy M Bakr, Rania Moussa

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6 authors.

Mostafa I FayadSubstitutive Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madina, Saudi Arabia.
Ihab I MahmoudRemovable Peosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Atef Aly ShonRemovable Peosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Omar ElboraeyOral Medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Ramy M BakrRemovable Prosthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Future University, Cairo, Egypt.
Rania MoussaSubstitutive Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madina, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to compare the perceived masticatory ability (PrMA) in completely edentulous patients (EDPs) with thermoplastic conventional complete dentures (CDs) versus single implant-retained mandibular overdentures. Methods: The current study was conducted in the outpatient Prosthodontic Clinic, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. PrMA was evaluated in 45 completely edentulous patients (46% males, mean age 50.4 ± 4.7 years). Each patient received a thermoplastic PMMA complete denture (Polyan IC TM Bredent GmbH & Co.KG, Germany). The PrMA was evaluated at one-month and six-month intervals of denture use. An immediate loading single implant was placed into the mid-symphyseal for each patient, and the denture was adjusted. Subsequently, the PrMA was reevaluated after one month and six months. The data were collected and statistically analyzed using the SPSS Results: The PrMA demonstrated improvement after six months of thermoplastic conventional denture use. However, this improvement was not statistically significant ( Discussion: The study's findings indicate that using immediate loading single implant-retained mandibular overdentures significantly improved PrMA in completely edentulous patients.

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Dental Prosthesis, Implant-SupportedDenture, OverlayMasticationDental Implants, Single-ToothDenture, CompleteEgyptFemaleHumansMaleMandibleMiddle AgedMouth, EdentulousProspective StudiesComplete dentureEdentoulous patientsOverdenturePerceived masticatory abilitySingle implantThermoplastic denture base

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PMID38978757
PMCPMC11229681

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