Comparison of retention and oral health quality of life in complete denture patients using two different impression techniques for denture fabrication

Completed

• Conditions: Completely Edentulous; Complete loss of teeth,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/04/065072
• Lead Sponsor: Manav Rachna Dental College, MRIIRS

Brief Summary

**Aim**:The aim of the present study was to comparatively evaluate the retention ofcomplete dentures and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patientswith conventional and bioelectric impressions or transcutaneous electric nervestimulation (TENS).

**Materials and Methods**: A total of thirty (n=30) completely edentulouspatients were randomly distributed into two groups: Group-C (n=15)(Conventional) and Group-T (n=15) (bioelectric) according to consort guidelines.In Group C, border molding was performed using the manual manipulation ofborders, and the final impression was made using zinc-oxide eugenol. In Group T,border molding and final impression were performed with the TENS application. Dentureswere fabricated, and retention was evaluated with a digital gauge. OHRQoL was assessedat the time of insertion and after three months of follow-up using the OralHealth Impact Profile Edentulous in Hindi (OHIP-Edent-H) questionnaire. Atwo-way ANOVA test was used for the significance level (*P*<0.05). Studentt-test was used for intergroup comparison, and paired t-test was used forintragroup comparison of OHRQoL.

**Results:** There was no significantdifference in the retention of maxillary and mandibular dentures fabricatedwith both techniques (*P*=0.283, *P*=0.662). Although, OHRQoLincreased significantly in both groups at follow-up (*P*=.001). However,at follow-up, the Functional Limitation (FL) domain was significantly better inthe conventional group.

**Conclusions.** Although, there was no significant difference inretention and OHRQoL between both groups. However, to reach a conclusiveresult, more clinical trials with large samples and longer follow-ups arerequired.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-16
• Study Completion: 2024-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Completely edentulous patients in need of dentures No need of pre-prosthetic surgery Patients with healed residual ridges patients ready for follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with ridge defects Patients with any systemic disease which contraindicates electrode placement e.g. cardiac pacemaker etc.
• Patients with poor neuromuscular control, temporomandibular joint pain, Psycholgical disorder.
• Patients with single complete denture.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.To evaluate and compare retention in dentures fabricated with conventional impression method and TENS in completely edentulous patients.	at baseline (at the time of insertion) for both dentures

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2.To measure and compare OHI-Edent in dentures fabricated with conventional impression method and TENS in completely edentulous patients.	At the time of insertion, 3 months after insertion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manav Rachna Dental College; 🇮🇳 Faridabad, HARYANA, India

Manav Rachna Dental College

🇮🇳Faridabad, HARYANA, India

Dr Sapna Rani

Principal investigator

8375899663

drsapnadaksh@gmail.com