to compare locator attachment to ball attachment in retaining mandibular single implant overdenture in terms of patient satisfaction and retention
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
mandibular single implant overdenture retained by locator attachment
mandibular single implant overdenture retained by ball and socket attachment
Faculty of Dentistry
Cairo, Manial, Egypt
patient satisfaction
Patient satisfaction will be measured using a valid and reliable questionnaire which is Patient satisfaction with lower removable denture questionnaire SLRD-Q. likert scale ranges from very good (1) to good (2), neither good nor bad (3), bad (4), and extremely bad (5)
Time frame: baseline, 1month, 6 months, 1 and 3 years
Retention
Measuring device: Force meter Measuring unit: Newton/cm2
Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 and 6 months
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