Last Modified

• March 22, 2019

Creator

• Gates, William Day
  • Affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics

Abstract

• For decades, removable partial dentures (RPDs) have been a standard treatment for partial edentulism despite major shortcomings. To alleviate these problems, implants have been incorporated to provide additional support, increase stability, and maintain bone. This prospective study incorporated dental implants to evaluate; a comparison of impact on oral health quality of life RPDs and implant supported removable partial dentures (ISRPDs); prosthetic outcome of ISRPDs; 6 month survival of 6mm Astra-tech implants. Ten patients received new RPDs, but prior to fabrication of a RPD, 6 mm dental implants were placed in the posterior edentulous areas. Examination of oral health occurred at 6 weeks and 12 weeks after delivery of the RPD. At 12 weeks, attachments were inserted and the RPD was converted to implant ISRPD. Subsequent follow-ups at 18 weeks and 26 weeks demonstrated a statistical improvement in oral health quality of life. All sixteen implants survived.

Date of publication

• May 2010

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.17615/7w83-wc59

Resource type

• Masters Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Note

• "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in the School of Dentistry (Prosthodontics)."

Advisor

• De Kok, Ingeborg

Language

• English

Publisher

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Place of publication

• Chapel Hill, NC

Access

• Open access

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