Alternative procedure to improve the stability of mandibular complete dentures: A pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003200

Enrollment

Registered

2011-10-06

Start date

2011-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

K08.2

Interventions

Group 1: Monitoring Group: Completely edentulous patients with lower dentures. In this pilot study a modified neutral zone technique for long-term modelling of the denture base will be used in order t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Completely edentulous patients with severe problems with their lower dentures were selected for this pilot study. In all patients a previous conventional treatment with a new upper and lower denture had been unsatisfactory and implant treatment was not an option. All patients were still dissatisfied with their lower denture.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients • suffer from malignant tumors, • subject-or radiotherapy have undergone • unwilling or unable to give their consent to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After treatment the patients were asked to rate the improvement in denture stability on a four grade scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of pressure sores	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBernd Wöstmann

Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

bernd.woestmann@dentist.med.uni-giessen.de0641-9946150

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026