Polyetheretherketone
Conditions
Brief summary
a split mouth randomized clinical trial that compares quantity and quality of bacterial adhesion under both PEEK versus cobalt chromium alloy denture base.
Detailed description
this study aimed to compare the adhesion of microorganisms to the non metallic denture base of PEEK and metallic denture base of cobalt chromium alloy in patients with class III modification 1
Interventions
DEVICEPEEK
a metallic denture base
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients are medically free
Exclusion criteria
* patients with badly broken abutments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| microbial culture using number of clonies after insertion by 3 months | one year | microbial adhesion will be measured using continous cultures to assess number of colonies |
Outcome results
None listed