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Volume 34 , Issue 6
November/December 2014
Pages 833–839

Impact of Replacing Conventional Complete Dentures with Implant-Supported Fixed Complete Dentures

Marco Antonio Compagnoni, DDS, MSc, PhD/André Gustavo Paleari, DDS, MSc, PhD/Larissa Santana Rodriguez, DDS, MSc/Gabriela Giro, DDS/Danny Omar Mendoza Marin, DDS/Ana Carolina Pero, DDS, MSc, PhD

PMID: 25411739
DOI: 10.11607/prd.1732

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of replacing conventional mandibular complete dentures with implant-supported fixed complete dentures (ISFDs) on the oral health–related quality of life (OHQOL) of edentulous patients and on the associated kinesiographic parameters. The patients had their complete dentures replaced by ISFDs and were assessed after 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 months. An improvement of general OHQOL was observed 2 months after treatment with ISFDs. Kinesiographic recordings revealed significant mandibular vertical and horizontal opening increases and a greater vertical intrusion of the maxillary complete dentures during clenching after the treatment with ISFD. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2014;34:833–839. doi: 10.11607/prd.1732)

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