EVALUATION OF PATIENT SATISFACTION IN PRECISION ATTACHMENT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES AND CONVENTIONAL OVERDENTURES THROUGH VERBAL RATING SYSTEM

Implant-supported maxillary overdentures

The Amount of Wear in Attachment of Implant-Supported Overdentures in Mandible

Background and objectives: One of the simplest and cheapest attachments for overdentures, is the ball-type attachment, however, keeping it during the first year of prosthesis delivery and after that is one of the main concerns of dentists. The present study aimed to assess the wear of matrix in overdentures attachment supported by one, two and three implants in the mandible. Materials and metho...

Patients' satisfaction with conventional dentures and mini implant anchored overdentures.

UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to assess complete edentulous patient satisfactionwith two treatment alternatives--conventional dentures and mini implant anchored overdentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Study sample comprised 36 patients--18 treated with newly made conventional prosthesis and 18 with mini implants anchored overdentures, with a ball attachment system (from IMTEC Corporation)....

Development of Patient-based Questionnaire about Aesthetic and Functional Differences between Overdentures Implant-supported and Overdentures Tooth-supported. Study

Development of patient-based questionnaire about aesthetic and functional differences between overdentures implant-supported and overdentures tooth-supported. Study of 43 patients with a follow up of 1 year. Objective. The aim of this study is to compare functional efficiency and patients satisfaction between tooth-supported and implant-supported overdenture through a questionnaire that accurat...

Patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction with mandibular two-implant overdentures using different attachment systems: 5-year outcomes.

BACKGROUND Different attachment systems for mandibular two-implant overdentures could influence levels of patient satisfaction. Positive consensus of the majority of patients being satisfied does not preclude the possibility of dissatisfaction for some. PURPOSE To evaluate patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction before and after 5 years of wearing mandibular two implant overdentures using di...