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The effectiveness of 2‐implant overdentures – a pragmatic international multicentre study
Author(s) -
RASHID F.,
AWAD M. A.,
THOMASON J. M.,
PIOVANO A.,
SPIELBERG G. P.,
SCILINGO E.,
MOJON P.,
MÜLLER F.,
SPIELBERG M.,
HEYDECKE G.,
STOKER G.,
WISMEIJER D.,
ALLEN F.,
FEINE J. S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02143.x
Subject(s) - dentures , medicine , dentistry , implant , patient satisfaction , observational study , orthodontics , visual analogue scale , physical therapy , nursing , surgery , pathology
Summary The purpose of this multicentre observational study was to determine patient satisfaction with either conventional dentures or mandibular 2‐implant overdentures in a ‘real world’ setting. Two hundred and three edentulous patients (mean age 68·8 ± 10·4 years) were recruited at eight centres located in North America, South America and Europe. The patients were provided with new mandibular conventional dentures or implant overdentures supported by two implants and ball attachments. At baseline and at 6 months post‐treatment, they rated their satisfaction with their mandibular prostheses on 100‐mm visual analogue scale questionnaires. One hundred and two (50·2%) participants had valid baseline and 6‐month satisfaction data. Although both groups reported improvements, the implant overdenture group reported significantly higher ratings of overall satisfaction, comfort, stability, ability to speak and ability to chew. These results suggest that edentulous patients who choose mandibular implant overdentures have significantly greater improvements in satisfaction, despite their relatively higher cost, than those who choose new conventional dentures.