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(PEEK) Housing Verses Metallic Housing of Ball and Socket Attachment on Retention of Mandibular Overdenture

Not Applicable
Conditions
Problem With Dentures
Interventions
Other: Overdenture
Registration Number
NCT02950662
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the clinical effect of PEEK housing vs. metal housing in terms of retention and patient satisfaction

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient should be free from any systemic disease that may interfere with dental implants placement and/or osseointegration e.g. uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, blood diseases, bone diseases, smoking.etc.
  2. Patients have completely edentulous upper and lower arches.
  3. Patients have healthy mucosa free from any ulceration, inflammation or infections.
  4. All patients are free from neuromuscular and temporomandibular joint disorders.
  5. Selected patients have normal maxillo-mandibular relationship (Angle class I ridge classification) with adequate inter-arch space and normal tongue size.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with limited manual dexterity.
  2. Patients with Xerostomia, excessive salivation or pathological mucosal changes (e.g. Lichen planus, Leukoplakia...etc.)
  3. Pregnant females.
  4. Un co-operative patients.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Metal housingOverdenturemetal housing of ball and socket attachment the intervention will be overdenture
Peek housingOverdenturePeek housing of ball and socket attachment the intervention will be overdenture
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Retention of implant supported overdenture by using digital force meter device3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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