Health Condition 1: null- First time denture wearers
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adult patient requiring a new set of complete dentures 2. Patients who are self motivated to wear dentures 3. Patients who are unaware of the different types and methods of fabrication of complete dentures / First time denture wearers. 4. Well formed residual alveolar ridges.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients wearing complete dentures who are unsatisfied despite no obvious defects in the existing denture. 2. Debilitating systemic diseases. 3. TMJ disorders. 4. Diseases of bones and joints. 5. Oral mucosal diseases. 6. Neurological diseases. 7. Psychiatric /Cognitive disorders. 8. Pathological changes in residual ridges. 9. Knife edge ridges. 10. Soft tissue abnormalities/Flabby ridges. 11. Thin mucosa/poor keratinisation. 12. Presence of tori/hard tissue undercuts. 13. Smoking, pan chewing. 14. Parafunctional habits. 15. Xerostomia/Hypersalivation. 16. Restricted tongue movement. 17. Palatal defects. (Soft palate/Hard palate) 18. Hyperactive mentalis muscle. 19. Very high frenal attachments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient satisfaction Masticatory efficiencyTimepoint: 1 month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of denture adjustmentsTimepoint: 1 week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
SRM DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, RAMAPURAM.