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Filter by:This investigation is undertaken to evaluate the workflow and concomitant products to create full dentures by using Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology, i.e. Digital Light Processing™ Technology (Carbon 3D) to restore fully edentulous jaws. The assessment includes quality of materials provided by Dentsply Sirona Lab by using printers for Additive Manufacturing (M2 series, Carbon 3D 1089 Mills Way, Redwood City, CA 94063). This assessment will be done by clinical review of the AM dentures on fit and quality. In addition, the trial includes a patient survey to assess current dentures and the new AM dentures with a subjective comparison of both.
Purpose: To compare complete denture outcomes between conventional and digital denture fabrication processes. Participants: Sixteen edentulous adult patients in the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry Student Clinic who are seeking removable complete dentures. Procedures (methods): Two complete sets of dentures will be fabricated for each subject: one using the conventional process (A) and the other using a digital process (B). Variability will be assessed by the research team, the treating dental students, an independent prosthodontist, and the patients through quantitative measures. Case selection and results analysis will be evaluated with recognition of the Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index.
Study hypothesis: that there would be no difference in patient satisfaction among institutionalised older people before and after treatment with a mandibular single implant-retained overdenture. In a preliminary phase, a new denture is made or the old denture is adapted to provide a well-fitting denture. Eight weeks after insertion of the new denture a single implant is placed in the centre of the mandibula. If the level of primary stability is sufficient to enable the implant to resist micromovement, the implant is immediately loaded . If not, the implant is loaded after 6 to 12 weeks. Primary stability is assessed by the final seating torque and by the clinician's interpretation and tactile sense of primary stability. Before, during and after the treatment patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes are evaluated by a 20 item questionnaire and a clinical examination.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the INFUSE® Bone Graft as an alternative to autograft for bone formation in the back of the mandible (lower jaw) prior to placing dental implants.