Maxillary Defect Reconstruction
Conditions
Keywords
Total Maxillecomy
Brief summary
10 participants received 2 piece obturators connected with magnet attachment, after 3 months the magnets were replaced by dowel pins and given to the participants for a further 3 months. Patient satisfaction was assessed at the end of the 3 months' follow-up by the form of a 3-level questionnaire (not satisfied, satisfied, or very satisfied). Participants were asked about how much they are satisfied by their prostheses regarding manual dexterity, retention, and stability. The McNemer test was used for all the 3 parameters (a=.05). Patients received Standardized Chewing Test Units (SCT) to measure their chewing efficiency. It is available in three different colored consistencies: soft and hard.
Interventions
OTHERDowel Pin
Dowel Pin as a connector in two piece obturator for patients with total maxillectomy
Sponsors
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* participants with complete bilateral maxillectomy, * fully dentate mandible
Exclusion criteria
\*participants who had undergone radiotherapy or chemotherapy within 12-13 months were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient satisfaction | 3 Months | Patient satisfaction was assessed at the end of the 3 months' follow-up by the form of a 3-level questionnaire (not satisfied, satisfied, or very satisfied). Participants were asked about how much they are satisfied by their prostheses regarding manual dexterity, retention, and stability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chewing efficiency | 3 Months | Patients will receive Standardized Chewing Test Units (SCT) from BREDENT to measure their chewing efficiency. The SCT are standard-sized, spherical, prefabricated jelly testing units. It is available in three different colored consistencies. The patients will be tested with the soft and hard consistencies. The patient's ability to cut the rounded unit into pieces is used to measure their chewing efficiency; the more pieces they can cut, the more efficient they are. Patients will be allowed to chew for 10 chewing cycles, chewing cycles will be measured with electromyography |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed