In Individuals With Complete Tooth Loss, the Mandibular Implant-Retained Overdenture Increases Patient Satisfaction and Oral Health Related Quality of Life Compared to Conventional Dentures

Abstract

A comparison of implant-retained mandibular overdentures and conventional dentures on quality of life in edentulous patients: a randomized, prospective, within-subject controlled clinical trial. Harris D, Höfer S, O'Boyle CA, Sheridan S, Marley J, Benington IC, Clifford T, Houston F, O'Connell B. Clin Oral Implants Res 2013; 24(1): 96-103. Elham Emami, DDS, MSc, PhD, J. Mark Thomason, BDS, PhD, FDS, RCS (Ed) Is there any difference between mandibular implant-retained overdentures and conventional dentures in terms of oral health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction when restoring edentulous mandibular dental arches? Industry, Straumann Ltd Randomized controlled trial Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Not applicable.