(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
- 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.
- Patients have completely edentulous upper and lower arches.
- Patients have healthy mucosa free from any ulceration, inflammation or infections.
- All patients are free from neuromuscular and temporomandibular joint disorders.
- Selected patients have normal maxillo-mandibular relationship (Angle class I ridge classification) with adequate inter-arch space and normal tongue size.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with limited manual dexterity.
- Patients with Xerostomia, excessive salivation or pathological mucosal changes (e.g. Lichen planus, Leukoplakia...etc.)
- Pregnant females.
- Un co-operative patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Metal housing Overdenture metal housing of ball and socket attachment the intervention will be overdenture Peek housing Overdenture Peek housing of ball and socket attachment the intervention will be overdenture
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Retention of implant supported overdenture by using digital force meter device 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method