A Comparative Clinical Study for Two Types of Locator Attachments for Mandibular Implant-supported Overdenture; A 3-year Radiographic and Clinical Follow-up Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- prosthetic complications
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes for mandibular implant-supported overdenture using two different types of locator attachment after 3 years of using the two types of locator attachments
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 45 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All selected patients have two implants placed in the mandibular interforaminal region.
- •All selected patients have a healthy mucosa and with no clinical complications.
- •All patients are cooperative and approve the proposed treatment protocol
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who reject to participate in the study. 2.Patients who need implant placement as a result of previous implant failure
Arms & Interventions
Group I
patients who would be delivered a mandibular implant overdenture using conventional locator attachments.
Intervention: implant supported overdenture (Procedure)
Group II (study)
patients who would be delivered mandibular implant overdenture using Locator RTX attachments
Intervention: implant supported overdenture (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
prosthetic complications
Time Frame: three years
prosthetic complications were scored clinically
crestal cone loss
Time Frame: three years
Intraoral radiographs were performed using the long cone paralleling technique to evaluate crestal bone loss
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported