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Conventional One-piece Versus Two-piece Magnet-retained Obturators

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patient Satisfaction
Registration Number
NCT05066828
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Evaluation of patients' satisfaction with conventional one-piece obturators versus two pieces magnet -retained obturators in completely edentulous patient maxillectomy cases.

Detailed Description

Ten completely edentulous participants with hemimaxillectomy (8 males and 2 females) were selected in an across over study. Participants received conventional obturator one piece and two pieces obturator connecting by magnet attachment in alternate periods (sequences A-B and B-A), and outcomes were assessed after 1 week,3 months, and 6 months Evaluation included Obturator Functioning Scale(OFS) and Oral Health Impact Profile for edentulous people (OHIP-EDENT ). One way ANOVA test and Multivariate analysis of variance with a general linear model with repeated measure was used to test the impact of the group, time, and order on each of the studied scores (α=.05).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • completely edentulous participants with hemimaxillectomy mouth opening is not less than 25 mm and intact soft palate
Exclusion Criteria
  • exposed to radiotherpy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
patient satisfaction1 week to 6 months

evaluation of satisfaction by Obturator Functioning Scale(OFS)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
patient satisfaction1 week to 6 months

evaluation of satisfaction by Oral Health Impact Profile for edentulous people (OHIP-EDENT )

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University

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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

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