Oral rehabilitation of elderly people with reduced alveolar bone height: conventional complete denture retained by prosthetic adhesive versus single-implant overdenture
- Conditions
- oss of teeth due to accident, extraction or localized periodontal diseases / Fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic deviceK08.1Z46.3
- Registration Number
- RBR-7ddbn3
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
The study will include elderly people aged 60 years or older; totally edentulous in both dental arches, having (or not) upper and / or lower PTs considered unsatisfactory, according to Vigild's criteria (Vigild et al., 1987); must have lower residual edges classified as types III and IV, according to the American College of Prosthodontics (McGarry et al. 1999); they must present a minimum anterior bone height of 11 mm (assessed by means of panoramic radiographic examination), which is considered compatible with the 9 mm long implant installation.
Volunteers with cognitive impairment (assessed using the Addenbrooke Cognitive Exam, ACE-R), salivary flow below 0.6 mL/min, parafunctional habits and / or temporomandibular disorders (assessed according to RDC/TMD) will be excluded from the study, uncontrolled systemic diseases (confirmed through prior medical evaluation), and who have experience with the use of prosthetic adhesives. Volunteers with a history of neurological diseases, such as ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, smokers or alcoholics, or those who have undergone radiotherapy in the head and neck region will also be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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