Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Bar attachment system
use of ball implant attachment system
Locator R system
Sponsors
University Of Lagos Central Research Grant Committee
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: INCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Consenting Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. 2. Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who give informed verbal consent. 3. Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who are not heavy smokers, who do not have uncontrolled systemic or debilitating disease. 4. Patients with adequate bone volume (radiographic bone quality of Type 1 to 3) and with a complete edentulous maxilla or mandible. 5. Patients with adequate interarch space( minimum of 12mm)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Older adults aged 60 years and above with partial edentulous residual ridge attending Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who decline informed verbal consent. 2.Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria 3.Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who have radiographic evidence of lesions that preclude implant placement or patient undergoing radiotherapy 4.Patients with uncontrolled systemic health problems, coronary heart disease or cerebral vascular incidents within the previous 6 months will be excluded. Patients smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day will also be excluded. 5. Non consenting Patients 6. Patients with reduced interarch space (less than 12mm)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Retention Measured as force required to dislodge the complete denture. This will be measured using a gauge attached to denture and face bow placed on participants face. Recording is done by taking 5 readings and determining the mean score.2. Plaque accumulation Determined by standard scoring scale- Modified Quigley-Hein visual scoring Scale-. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Records of Complication such as 1.Looseness of Patrix 2.Activation of Patrix 3.Replacement of Patrix 4.Fractured Patrix 5.Dislodged or worn or loose matrix or housing 6.Activation of matrix and frequency of activation 7.Replacement of matrix, frequency of replacement and location. 8.Fracture of matrix 9.Fracture of overdenture prosthesis or fracture of acrylic resin over Patrix, or fractured denture teeth 10.Reline of overdenture prosthesis 11.New construction of overdenture 12.Peri-implant or mucosal enlargement will all be recorded. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactWasiu Adeyemo
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Lagos Akoka
Outcome results
None listed