Brain and Cognitive Function of Patients With RPD

National Research Centre, Egypt

Status: Completed

Conditions: Missing Posterior Occlusal Contact

Treatments: Device: Flexible partial denture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04554199

16-086

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the influence of restoring lost posterior occlusal contacts with removable partial denture (RPD) on the brain activity and cognitive function in controlled type 2 diabetic patients

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 40 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Loss of posterior occlusal contact unilaterally or bilaterally in both maxilla and mandible.
• No previous partial dentures experience.
• Nonsmokers.
• Skeletally Angle's class I.
• Controlled type 2 diabetes.

Exclusion criteria

• History of brain diseases (e.g. cerebral infarction, and Alzheimer's).
• Neuromuscular disorders.
• Temporomandibular joint disorder.
• Psychiatric illness.
• Participants with parafunctional oral habits.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

EEG and MMSE measurements before receiving RPD

Experimental group

Description:

EEG and MMSE were measured for all participant before wearing the removable partial dentures.

Treatment:

Device: Flexible partial denture

EEG and MMSE measurements after receiving RPD

Experimental group

Description:

EEG and MMSE were measured for all participant after wearing the removable partial dentures

Treatment:

Device: Flexible partial denture