Retention and Patient Satisfaction of Conventional Over Simplified Non-Balanced Maxillary Removable Complete Dentures

S Ponmani; N G Chander; K V Anitha; M Balasubramaniam

doi:10.1922/EJPRD_2568Ponmani07

Retention and Patient Satisfaction of Conventional Over Simplified Non-Balanced Maxillary Removable Complete Dentures

Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent. 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.1922/EJPRD_2568Ponmani07. Online ahead of print.

Authors

S Ponmani¹, N G Chander², K V Anitha², M Balasubramaniam³

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
² Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
³ Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

PMID: 38088268
DOI: 10.1922/EJPRD_2568Ponmani07

Abstract

Aim: Insufficient evidence is available in quantifying the retention between simplified and conventional non-balanced dentures. The aim of the study was to quantify and compare the maxillary denture retention and patient satisfaction between conventional and simplified removable non-balanced complete dentures.

Method: This randomized clinical trial recruited 44 patients (n=22) with definitive criteria. Simplified and conventional non-balanced complete dentures were fabricated for the intervention groups. The denture retention of maxillary complete dentures was assessed with a dynamometer and patient satisfaction with a visual analogue scale. The mean retention of maxillary denture and satisfaction were recorded at 0-,3-, and 6 - month intervals. The data were statistically analyzed. (α=.05).

Results: The mean ±SD of retention for conventional denture at 0, 3, and 6 months by dynamometer ranged from 122 ± 1.64 N to 121 ± 1.57 N and 111 ±1.45N to 110±1.97 N for the simplified denture. The mean ±SD of visual analogue score varied between 9.45±0.35 to 7.19± 0.69 for conventional dentures and 8.00 ±1.39 to 6.81±0.82 for simplified dentures. The repeated ANOVA, t-test and post-hoc Bonferroni revealed statistically significant differences between the two types of denture. (P⟨.05) Conclusion: Numerical retention and satisfaction were higher in conventional non-balanced dentures than simplified dentures.

Keywords: Conventional Complete Dentures; Patient Satisfaction; Retention; Simplified Complete Dentures.