This study aims to compare oral health-related quality of life and retention between digitally- fabricated temporary flexible RDPs and conventionally-fabricated temporary flexible RDPs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
13
An intraoral scan will be made for each patient's maxillary and mandibular jaws in addition to digital bite registration using (Medit i700; Medit corp.) the resultant data will be exported in the form of a Standard Tessellation Language (STL) file. The denture base and the teeth will be designed using computer-aided design software (Partial Cad, Dental CAD software). Each patient will receive two RDPs, fabricated with two different manufacturing techniques. Based on randomization, the patients will start by receiving either partial denture that is fabricated by conventional heat pressing technique of 3D printed castable resin (Cast V1resin) followed by partial denture that is fabricated by 3D printing of printable resin (Flexo denture base, resin) and teeth (permanent crown,resin) or the other way around. In 3D-printed RDP, the artificial teeth will be attached to the fabricated denture bases using printable denture base resin material
3D-printed and digitally designed temporary flexible maxillary removable partial denture
Faculty of dentistry , Cairo university
Giza, Egypt
RECRUITINGOral health-related quality of life.
Oral health impact profile (OHIP 14) questionnaire will be used to asses the oral health-related quality of life
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Retention of a removable partial denture
The retention will be measured using Digital Force Gauge attached to the denture polished surface while the patient is in supine position
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
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