Impact of overdentures retained by a single mandibular implant on the swallowing threshold, quality of life and speech of edentulous elderly

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• Conditions: Elderly; Denture; Speech; Deglutition; Quality of life; Dental Implantation.; F01.145.209.908.677; M01.060.116.100; E06.780.346.760.290

• Registration Number: RBR-47gbn4
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual de Campinas- Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

It will be selected 18 elderly over 60 years old, according to the following inclusion criteria: to be totally edentulous in the upper and lower dental arches, and to use upper and lower dentures for at least 1 year; to have posterior mandibular alveolar process sharply reabsorbed, with height less than or equal to 15 mm³,and lower anterior alveolar ridge compatible with the implant, and with a minimum bone volume of 8 mm, condition detected after radiographic examination and / or tomographic; to be a Portuguese native speaker and finally to be literate.

Exclusion Criteria

The elderly with parafunctional habits; craniofacial malformation; moderate to deep hearing loss (evaluated by tonal audiometry), which are users or not of any individual sound amplification apparatus; cognitive impairment (evaluated through the application of the Mini Mental State Examination) ; aged with some language disorder; aged with severe speech disorder; elderly already done laryngeal surgery; aged who had experience with speech evaluations and with psychophysical; elderly with symptoms of temporomandibular joints and / or chewing muscles; aged with uncontrolled systemic diseases; neurological diseases, such as: ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease; elderly with psychiatric disorders which change the articulation of speech and the course of this study; smokers; alcoholics; aged who have performed head and / or neck irradiation due oncological diseases will be eliminated of this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified