CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE RETENTION OF LOWER COMPLETE DENTURES WITH DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES

Abstract

The retention of the lower denture, was one of the most important factors for success the complete dentures (CD) for edentulous patients with resorbed mandibular ridge. Therefore, this study was conducted to compare the retention of the lower complete denture for patients with full resuscitation treated by traditional complete denture and denture manufactured by silicon materials. The studied sample consisted of (12) patients (5 males and 7 females) between the ages of (55-71) years, with an average age of (63) years. Two lower dentures were made in two different ways: the conventional method and the silicon material method opposite to one upper whole denture. The retention of the lower denture was measured on the digital forces meter when the dentures was delivered to the patient. Three readings were recorded for each technique. The results showed a difference in the retention of the lower denture. The retention value by Newton (N) In set of lower manufactured using silicon materials of the lower denture were (7.03) higher in the set of lower denture manufactured in the traditional way.