Attitude of partial denture wearers towards implant treatment and its association with oral hygiene status, age, gender and extent of edentulousness – A cross sectional study

Abstract

Back ground: Removable partial dentures are an inexpensive mode of treatment to effectively replace teeth, but higher incidence of plaque, mobility of the teeth and caries is associated with them. Dental implants, that are long considered a standard of care in fixed prostheses, can improve the overall quality of restoration in partial denture wearers. Materials and methods: 50 partial denture wearers were studied to assess their attitude towards implant treatment. Correlation between oral hygiene status, age, gender and extent of edentulousness were also evaluated. Results: 19 out of the 40 patients were not willing for implant treatment. Significant difference (p=0.045) was seen between oral hygiene status of patients willing for implant treatment and those not willing. Conclusion: About 50% of partial denture wearers were unwilling to accept implant treatment. Within the limitations of the study it can be concluded that patient perceived higher cost of implants and less awareness about oral hygiene can be associated with unwillingness of removable partial denture wearers to opt for a implant treatment.

Prevalence and extent of partial edentulism and its association with demographic variables- an epidemiological survey

“…There was increased in number of missing tooth as the age advances(Figure 3). Upper anteriors were more missing in Age group (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) Abdurahiman VT et al, studied that there was no significant gender difference observed in the frequency of occurrence of partial edentulism. However, the author has observed that men are more prone to partial edentulousness in maxillary posterior region and women in mandibular posterior region(Abdurahiman, Abdul Khader and Jolly, 2013; Basha, Ganapathy and Venugopalan, 2018; Kannan and Venugopalan, 2018).…”

“…years.Upper posteriors were more missing in Age group(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) years.Lower anteriors were more missing in Age group(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) years.Lower posterior were more missing in Age group(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) years but there is a statistically significant association between total teeth missing and teeth missing in upper and lower posteriors with age [p<0.05](Table1).Males had more missing teeth in upper anterior region than females.Females had more missing teeth in upper posterior region.Males had more missing teeth in lower anterior region compared to femalesFemales had more missing teeth in lower posterior region but there is a statistically significant association between total teeth missing and teeth missing in lower posteriors with gender [p<0.05] ( Table2). Loss of teeth reflects a major public health problem in many countries(Jaleel et al, 2014;Vijayalakshmi and Ganapathy, 2016) .Edentulism has a significant impact on health and the overall quality of life(D′Souza and Aras, 2014; Jaleel et al, 2014; Ganapathy, Kannan and Venugopalan, 2017) Studies on self-perception have shown that tooth loss is associated with aesthetical, functional,psychological, and social impacts on individuals.…”

Early Loading of Short and Standard-Length Dental Implants Retaining Mandibular Kennedy Class I Removable Partial Dentures

“…[19][20][21] Another controversial factor was the type of attachment of the implants to the IARPDS, where the ball abutments were found to transmit the least amount of stress to the implants and abutment teeth compared to locator and magnet attachments, when placed parallel to the most distal abutment, however, with reduced stability due to its greater freedom of movement, yet with more benefits and preservation of supporting teeth and implants when combined with mesially placed abutments. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] Immediate loading of short implants placed in distal extension edentulous spaces was considered an option in the treatment protocols, once primary stability could be achieved in selected cases, [38][39][40][41] also, no significant differences between the conventional loading and immediate loading of short implants were found, [42][43][44][45] with either locator or ball abutment attachments in follow-up periods extending from 2 to 12 years, [46][47][48][49] with preference of prognosis for implants placed in atrophic mandibles compared to atrophic maxillae. [50][51][52][53][54][55][56] Based on the previously presented data, this study aimed at clinical evaluation of early loaded short dental implants, compared to early loaded conventional long dental implants, supporting mandibular K...…”