Single mandibular implant study - denture satisfaction in the elderly
Single mandibular implant study - denture satisfaction in the elderly
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DOI:
10.1111/joor.12473
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发表时间:
2017-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Kern, M.
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作者:
Passia, N.;Att, W.;Kern, M.
To investigate whether there are differences in patients' denture satisfaction when an implant placed in the midline of the edentulous mandible is loaded either immediately or three months later, after second-stage surgery. One hundred and fifty-eight edentulous patients received a single implant in the midline of the mandible. After randomisation, it was loaded either immediately after implant placement (N = 81, group A) or three months later, after a submerged healing phase and a second-stage surgery (N = 77, group B). Patients' denture satisfaction aspects were assessed, using visual analogue scales (VAS), before treatment, one month after implant placement during the submerged healing phase (only group B) and one and four months after implant loading. The statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank and rank-sum tests. One month after loading, a significant improvement in comfort, function and stability of the mandibular denture could be observed in both groups (P