The effect of two different types of attachments in implant-retained complete mandibular thermoplastic overdenture on biting force | ||||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 26, Issue 2, April 2023, Page 139-145 PDF (486.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.69408.1193 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
farid abd elkarim hamam  1; Mostafa Yassin Farahat2; osama abdulmoneem baraka3
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| 1Removable prosthodontics department, Faculty of dental medicine, Al-Azhar university, Boys, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Prosthodontics department, Faculty of dental medicine, Al-Azhar university | ||||
| 3Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Alazhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of ball and socket and bar-clip attachments in implant-retained complete mandibular thermoplastic overdenture on biting force. Subjects and Methods: Ten completely edentulous patients divided into two groups : Group I (n= 5) was treated with two implant retained thermoplastic overdenture with ball and socket attachment system then after 3 months the ball attachment was replaced by custom made bar. Group II ( n= 5 ) was treated with two implant retained thermoplastic overdenture with custom made bar attachment system then after 3 months the bar was replaced by ball and socket . The maximum bite force measurements were recorded for each patient using occlusal force meter device: at insertion, after 1 month and after 3 months for each attachment. Results: The maximum bite force measures were higher for bar- clip attachments than ball and socket attachments but still statistically of non-significant difference between the treatment modalities. Conclusion: The thermoplastic mandibular implant retained overdenture with the bar-clip might be selected over the ball and socket attachment in cases of two implant retained mandibular overdenture, because it has more sufficient biting force values. Keywords: ball and socket, bar-clip, overdenture, biting force, thermoplastic overdenture. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| ball and socket; bar-clip; overdenture; biting force; thermoplastic overdenture | ||||
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