High Level of Disagreement Exists Concerning the Prosthetic Maintenance of Different Mandibular Implant Overdentures

Farsai, Paul S.

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2017.10.006

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“…Only a limited amount of studies were found that specifically scrutinized technical aftercare with a minimum follow-up of five years. Farsai and coworkers [12] concluded that, on average, after 12 years of function, the overdentures had to be replaced. Furthermore, the cost of aftercare was on average USD 1400,-up to ten years.…”

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Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures: Patient-Related Outcome Measurements after Seven Years of Function

D’Haese¹,

Matthys

Sahak³

et al. 2022

Dentistry Journal

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Denture wearers often complain about jeopardized function and reduced quality of life due to lack of prosthesis’ retention. Implant-retained mandibular overdentures, on two non-connected implants (2IOD) are well-proven solutions to overcome these issues. We prospectively assessed 69 patients and scrutinized clinical records until at least seven years of function. Thirty-six were retained on Locator® Abutments (LA) and thirty-tree on Ball Abutments (BA). Both systems were compared regarding the type, amount, and total cost of required maintenance. One implant was lost, yielding 98.7% survival after seven years. In total, 438 technical issues occurred: 121 (27.35%) in BA and 317 (72.4%) in LA. Out of these, 343 events (78%) were solved chairside: 191 (43.6%) were replacements of retention caps, 113 (25.8%) were minor acrylic repairs, 26 (5.9%) pressure ulcers had to be relieved, and 13 (3%) were related to abutments. LA required 179 insert replacements compared to 12 in the BA group. The overall initial treatment cost was EUR 3850 (base year of the analysis: 2003). The average total maintenance cost in relation to the initial cost for the LA and BA groups was 19.11 (range 0–82.24%) and 18.91% (range 0–113.26%) respectively (p = 0.540). Conclusions: The seven-year maintenance costs for a 2IOD is acceptable when the patient is regularly checked and professionally maintained. Most events are easily solvable chairside, but a few patients required more expensive interventions, regardless of the type of attachment used.

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“…Furthermore, the cost of aftercare was on average USD 1400,-up to ten years. However, there was a wide individual variation [12].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures: Patient-Related Outcome Measurements after Seven Years of Function

D’Haese¹,

Matthys

Sahak³

et al. 2022

Dentistry Journal

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“…Only a limited amount of studies have been found that specifically scrutinized technical aftercare with a minimum follow-up of 5 years. Farsai and coworkers [9] concluded that, on average, after 12 years of function the overdentures had to be replaced. Furthermore, the cost of aftercare was on average €1400, -up to 10 years.…”

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“…Furthermore, the cost of aftercare was on average €1400, -up to 10 years. However, there was a wide individual variation [9].…”

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Seven Years Maintenance Cost of Implant-Retained Overdentures on Ball Versus Locator ® Abutments.

D’Haese¹,

Matthys²,

Sahak³

et al. 2020

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Denture wearers often complain about jeopardized function and reduced quality of life due to lack of prosthesis’ retention. Implant retained mandibular overdentures, on 2 non-connected implants (2IOD) are well-proven solutions to overcome these issues. We prospectively assessed 69 patients and scrutinized clinical records until at least 7 years of function. Thirty-six were retained on Locator ® Abutments (LA) and thirty-tree on Ball Abutments (BA). Both systems were compared regarding the type, amount and total cost of required maintenance. One implants was lost, yielding 98.7% survival after 7 years. In total 438 technical issues occurred: 121 (27.35%) in BA and 317 (72.4%) in LA. Out of these, 343 events (78%) were solved chairside: 191 (43.6%) were replacements of retention caps, 113 (25.8%) were minor acrylic repairs, in 26 (5.9%) pressure ulcers had to be relieved and 13 (3%) related to abutments. LA required 179 insert replacements compared to 12 in the BA group. The overall initial treatment cost was 3850 euro. The average total maintenance cost in relation to the initial cost for the LA and BA groups was 19.11% (range 0% - 82.24%) and 18.91% (range 0% - 113.26%) respectively (P=0.540). Conclusions: The 7-years maintenance costs for a 2IOD is acceptable when the patient is regularly checked and professionally maintained. Most events are easily solvable chairside, but a few patients required more expensive interventions, regardless of the type of attachment used.

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High Level of Disagreement Exists Concerning the Prosthetic Maintenance of Different Mandibular Implant Overdentures

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Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures: Patient-Related Outcome Measurements after Seven Years of Function

Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures: Patient-Related Outcome Measurements after Seven Years of Function

Seven Years Maintenance Cost of Implant-Retained Overdentures on Ball Versus Locator ® Abutments.

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