Evaluation of Masticatory Efficiency Based on Denture Design, Period of Edentulism and Gender | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 69, Issue 4, October 2023, Pages 2869-2879 PDF (986.08 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2023.212382.2563 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Denewar* 1; Ahmed k. Khalifa2 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Delta University for Science and Technology, Dakahlia, Egypt | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt; Associate Professor, Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Galala University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: To compare masticatory efficiency (ME) as an indicator for difference between bar-assisted overdenture versus fixed detachable denture wearers and an indicator for the effect of gender and period of edentulism. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients, 11 males and 9 females, were divided into two groups. Group I received fixed detachable overdenture assisted by four implants mounted by the all-on-four concept. Group II received mandibular implant overdenture assisted by extended ball-bar overdenture. ME was measured after 3 months of denture insertion (T1), six months (T2), and one year (T3). Result: there was a significant increase of ME between both prosthetic design groups at T1 (p=0.004). In group I, there was a significant increase in ME through all time intervals (p<0.01 and p=0.027 for T1-T2, T1-T3, and T2-T3 respectively. For group II, there was a significant increase in ME between T1-T2 (p=0.031). At T3, there was a significant increase in ME for patients kept edentulous for less than a year before restoration and two-year edentulous patients before restoration ( p< 0.01 and p = 0.02, respectively). Also, there was a significant increase in ME for two-year edentulous patients compared to patients who stayed more than two years edentulous before restoration (p=0.02). Males revealed an increase of ME at T3 compared to female groups (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Within the limitation of the study, ME revealed a better prognosis with fixed detachable denture wearers. Male has better ME prognosis. ME revealed better prognosis with patients have shorter period of edentulism before denture insertion. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Overdenture; all-on-four; fixed detachable; masticatory efficiency; edentulism | ||
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