Change in Bite Force of Completely Edentulous Patients After Placement of Single Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures | ||||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry | ||||
| Volume 2021, Issue 7, July 2021 | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjg.2021.35917.1277 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Mostafa Fayad | ||||
| Associate Professor, Substitutive Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry Taibah University, Medinah, Saudi Arabia. Assistant Professor, Removable Prosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, (Boys) Al- Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Purpose: This study aimed to assess the change in the maximum bite force of completely edentulous patients rehabilitated with thermoplastic acrylic complete denture after placement of single implant-retained mandibular overdentures. Materials and Methods: Sixteen completely edentulous patients with age ranged from 50-60 years were selected from removable prosthodontic clinics, faculty of dental medicine, Al-Azhar University. Each patient received a thermoplastic acrylic complete denture. Three months after a new denture placement, bite force was evaluated using an occlusal force meter (GM10, Nagano Keiki, Japan). Each patient received a mid-symphyseal single dental implant, 10 mm length and 3.7mm diameter (Dentis, Dalseo-gu, Daegu , Korea) placed at the midline of the mandibular alveolar ridge. Two weeks after overdenture placement, bite force was evaluated to assess the changes in bite force after a single implant placement. Results: Bite force was increased considerably after single implant placement. It was significantly higher than the bite force recorded with a conventional thermoplastic complete denture. Conclusion: It was concluded that using immediate loading single implant-retained mandibular overdentures resulted in considerable improvement of bite force in completely edentulous patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| bite force; thermoplastic acrylic dentures; Single implant | ||||
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