Accuracy of 3D Printed Complete Dentures Using Two Impression Techniques: RCT

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Edentulism Nos

Treatments: Device: complete denture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04982510

4421

Details and patient eligibility

About

the aim of this crossover randomized controlled clinical trial is comparing retention of 3D printed maxillary complete dentures produced from thermoplastic impression trays and conventional acrylic impression trays.

The research hypothesis is that there is no difference in patient satisfaction and retention of dentures constructed from definitive impression using the conventional tray and the prefabricated thermoplastic tray

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: Under 69 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male edentulous patients.
• Cooperative and highly motivated patients.
• Patients with well or moderately developed ridges and healthy attached mucosa of appropriate thickness free from inflammation

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with recent extraction less than 3 months ago
• Patients with Parkinson's disease
• Patients with xerostomia.
• Patients with allergy to resins.
• Pathological changes of residual ridges.
• Patient with sever undercuts, or irregular bony exostosis.
• Patients with flabby and flat ridges.
• Patients with medical or psychological conditions that hinder co-operation.
• Patients with class II or III jaw relation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

Thermoplastic tray definitive impression

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: complete denture

Conventional tray definitive impression

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: complete denture