Purpose To compare the residual ridge resorption (RRR) of the anterior maxillary bone beneath complete dentures when opposed by mandibular complete dentures (CD) and implant‐retained overdentures (IRO). Materials and Methods 18 patients were rehabilitated with maxillary CD opposing mandibular IRO, and 4 patients were prescribed with conventional CD. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of the maxilla were acquired before and 1 year post‐treatment and converted into 3D models using Mimics research software. RRR was quantified by measuring the changes in bone volume following superimpositioning and sectioning of these models at the anterior maxillary region. Subsequently, the sectioned 3D models of the anterior maxilla were exported to 3‐Matic software to reveal the predominant region and depth of RRR. Results The mean reduction in bone volume of the anterior maxilla in the CD group was 2.60% (SD = 1.71%, range = −4.89 % to −0.92%, median = −2.30%), while the mean reduction in the IRO group was almost three times higher at 7.25% (SD = 3.16%, range = −13.25 to −1.50, median = −7.15%). The predominant areas of RRR were on the buccal and occlusal ridge of the anterior maxilla. Conclusion Within the limits of this study, it may be concluded that an IRO caused significantly higher RRR of the anterior maxilla than a CD.
Stress, strain, and total deformation values present in the premaxilla area beneath a CD were approximately two times greater in a comparison between an opposing mandibular two-IOD and an opposing mandibular CD. The results were consistent with a parallel clinical study in which the rate of premaxilla bone resorption was almost three times greater in the IOD group.
Purpose Blood flow disturbance from functional pressure may lead to ischemia and accumulation of metabolites leading to residual ridge resorption (RRR) underneath complete dentures. The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of mandibular complete denture (CD) and implant‐retained overdenture (IRO) on blood flow disturbance in the opposing denture bearing‐mucosa of maxillary CD and to compare the blood flow disturbance to RRR of the anterior maxilla. Materials and Methods The test group included 9 participants rehabilitated by maxillary CD opposing mandibular IRO, while the control group consisted of 4 participants with CDs. Blood flow was measured by laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) after denture removal for 0, 30, 60, and 90 minutes. RRR was quantified as reduction in bone volume a year post‐treatment. The measurement of blood flow was then compared to the quantification of RRR. Results The mean blood flow measure for the IRO group was significantly lower than CD after immediate denture removal and 30 minutes later. After 60 minutes, the mean difference was not significant between groups, and at 90 minutes, the mean blood flow of both groups equalized to reach a steady state of 377 BPU. The mandibular IRO had reduced the initial blood flow measure in the opposing anterior maxilla mucosa to almost a quarter (103 BPU) of the steady state value (377 BPU) compared to the CD, which reduced it to only about one half (183 BPU), suggesting greater blood flow disturbance in the IRO group. This result is in tandem with the greater reduction of bone volume observed in the IRO group, which was 7.3 ± 1.3% after a year, almost three times higher than CD group at 2.6 ± 1.7%. Conclusion IRO may cause significantly higher blood flow disturbance than CD and may have contributed to greater RRR in the anterior maxilla.
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