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Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Single Implant Mandibular Overdenture Retained by CM LOC versus Ball
Marwa AbdelAal1, Ahmed Fayyad1, Nora Sheta1
1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Aim:
This randomised clinical study aimed to detect whether CMLOC attachment could improve Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) when compared to ball attachment.
Methods:
Eighty edentulous patients were recruited to receive a single symphyseal implant for mandibular overdenture, after three months, randomisation was done to divide them into two groups; Dalbo ball (control group) and Cendres and Metaux locator (CM-LOC) (intervention) attachments respectively, oral health impact profile for edentulous patients (OHIP-EDENT)questionnaire was recorded before implant placement, two weeks after pick up, at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
Results:
Results revealed a lack of statistical significance between the two groups except for psychological discomfort at 2 weeks after pick-up (p-value = 0.029).
Conclusion:
Single implant overdenture is a simple, reliable treatment modality for treating edentulous mandible and both CM LOC and Ball attachments are good alternatives for such treatment modality.
