Mandibular overdentures on two versus four dental implants

Not Applicable

• Conditions: K08.1; Loss of teeth due to accident, extraction or local periodontal disease

• Registration Number: DRKS00006205
• Lead Sponsor: Zentrum für Zahnmedizin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

complete mandibular denture with no need of prosthetic corrections
- presence of adequate quantity of bone for placement of dental implants in interforaminal and posterior mandibular area

Exclusion Criteria

- medical history in which any elective oral surgical intervention would be contraindicated
- heavy smoking (>10 cigarettes/day), pipe or cigar smoking
- pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) after 6 and 9 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
After 1, 3 and 5 years:<br>- Clinical parameters (Plaque Index, Bleeding on probing, probing pocket depth, keratinized mucosa)<br>- Radiographic marginal bone level (BML)<br>- Sulcus fluid parameters (IL-1b and TNF-a (ELISA kit, Bio- source, Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, CA, USA)).<br>- Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL)