Polyetherketoneketone and Metal Framework for Management of Maxillectomy Cases: Across Over Study

Mansoura University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction

Treatments: Other: Obturator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06070727

M0107023RP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prosthetic rehabilitation of acquired maxillary defects represents a challenging mission for both the prosthodontist and psychologically traumatized patients. These defects may be due to trauma, pathological conditions, or surgical resection of oral tumors. The resulting main problem is oronasal communication leading to impairment in mastication, swallowing, speech, and facial esthetics

Full description

Maxillary obturator prostheses are usually fabricated from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) if the patient is completely edentulous, or from PMMA and a cast frame-work if partially edentulous. As the size of the surgical resection increases, the weight of the prosthesis also increases. Traditionally, the weight of the prosthesis has been minimized through the use of hollow bulb obturators and change of manufacturing material.

Polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) has been widely tested in a number of dental applications, such as PEKK dental implants, PEKK obturators, and PEEK RPD frameworks. PEKK has a relatively low Young's modulus of 3 to 4 GPa, which is close to that of human bones, and its tensile properties are similar to those of bone, enamel, and dentin. These properties make it a suitable material for fixed and removable prostheses.(6-8) PEKK is a lightweight material with excellent biocompatibility as it can be used in combination with Computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) in fabrication of maxillofacial prostheses.(9) So the aim of this study will be, evaluation of Patient satisfaction and oral healthy related quality of life of PEKK and metal framework for management of maxillectomy cases. The null hypothesis is that, there would be no significant difference between both frameworks.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patient will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Patient with unilateral total maxillectomy.
• Patients will have sufficient number of remaining teeth.
• Free from any signs of inflammation in defect area.
• Patient 3 years after receiving radiation.
• The defect size is small or large.
• Patient with susceptibility of recurrence.

Exclusion criteria

• Patient is still receiving radiation.
• Defect result from trauma.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Metal framework group

Other group

Description:

group A: Patients will receive metallic framework with obturator for 6 months, then the metallic obturator will be replaced by PEKK obturator for another 6 months.

Treatment:

Other: Obturator

PEKK framework group

Other group

Description:

Group B: Patients will receive PEKK obturator for 6 months, then the same patients will receive metallic framework obturator for another 6 months.

Treatment:

Other: Obturator