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- Title
Treatment with Double Crown--Retained Removable Partial Dentures and Oral Health--Related Quality of Life in Middle and High-Aged Patients.
- Authors
Grossmann, Anne-Christiane; Hassel, Alexander J.; Schilling, Oliver; Lehmann, Franziska; Koob, Andreas; Rammelsberg, Peter
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the change in oral health--related quality of life following treatment with double crown--retained removable partial dentures (RPDs). Sixty RPDs in 54 patients (mean age: 65 years) were fabricated and retained with either galvano-formed telescopic secondary crowns (n = 30) or conical secondary crowns (n = 30). The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) was assessed pretreatment and during 6- and 12-month follow-up appointments. Patient assessment of denture satisfaction was also recorded on a Lickert-type scale. A decrease in the OHIPsum score was significant after treatment for both groups, but not between the experimental groups. The denture assessment showed good values for both groups. Treatment with different double crown--retained RPDs improved oral health--related quality of life.
- Subjects
REMOVABLE partial dentures; DENTAL crowns; ORAL hygiene; GERIATRIC dentistry; MIDDLE age; PATIENT satisfaction; QUALITY of life
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2007, Vol 20, Issue 6, p576
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
Article