A balanced randomised controlled trial to examine the usefulness of alginate and polyvinylsiloxane as impression materials for cobalt chromium partial dentures.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN22203853

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Oral Health Oral Health

Interventions

This is a randomised controlled trial, patients having cobalt chromium bonded saddle partial dentures made at Guy's Hospital will be randomised into two groups, comparing master impressions for partia

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 100 patients attending Guy's Hospital for bounded saddle partial dentures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fit of denture castings, need for adjustment and acceptability.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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