Prostheses satisfaction and diet of elderly wearing a single implant overdenture: A six‐month assessment

Abstract

Aims:To compare prosthesis satisfaction and nutritional intake of edentulous elderly people wearing a conventional complete denture (CD) with those wearing a single implant mandibular overdenture (SIO) after 6 months of use. Methods and results:Completely edentulous elderly patients (n = 22) were divided between a group rehabilitated with CDs in both dental arches and a group receiving a mandibular SIO with a conventional CD in the upper arch (n = 11/group). Patients completed a visual analog scale for degree of satisfaction with their prostheses in seven categories. Nutritional intake of patients (based on patient diaries) was evaluated over a 3-day period. SIO wearers were more satisfied with their prostheses than were CD wearers. Six months after rehabilitation, the SIO group consumed foods higher in vitamins B2 and B6, whereas the CD group consumed more sodium.Conclusion: SIO wearers are more satisfied with their prosthesis and consume greater amounts of vitamin B2 and vitamin B6 in their diets than CD wearers. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (#RBR-3kgttj and #RBR-37gdst).

Patient‐reported outcome measures of edentulous patients restored with single‐implant mandibular overdentures: A systematic review

“…Among the 9 included RCTs, 6 RCTs compared SIMO and TIMO and 3 RCTs compared SIMO and CCD 19,24‐31 . Another 8 included prospective studies were on comparison of CCD and SIMO 32‐39 . The follow‐up period varied from 3 months to 5 years.…”

“…There were 6 prospective studies and 4 RCTs evaluating the patient satisfaction outcome of SIMO. 26,[28][29][30]32,33,[35][36][37][38] (Tables 4 and S6) All questionnaires were completed with a maximal scale of 100 except for one study ranging from 0 to 16. 28 All prospective studies indicated that after being treated with SIMO, the edentulous patients with CCDs had a significant improvement of patient satisfaction in all comfort and functional parameters.…”

“…However, Amaral et al reported decreased satisfaction with the aesthetics after SIMO treatment. 32,33,[35][36][37][38] The RCT by Nogueira et al revealed that SIMO group had a significantly higher general satisfaction than CCD group. 26 Among 3 RCTs comparing SIMO and TIMO, no significant differences were observed concerning patient general satisfaction and satisfaction with speech, comfort, chewing ability, aesthetics and social life.…”

Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients

“…In the present study, with respect to gender, females displayed a high value of association between dentist and patient satisfaction as compared to males. Similarly, females were more likely to be satisfied with their aesthetics; however, females were less satisfied with mastication, which might be due to their need to seek treatment solely for aesthetic purposes (27)(28)(29)(30). In another study, the results showed that most patients were satisfied with their aesthetics and there was no difference between men and women; however, that study also assessed expectation levels and found that men had more expectations with their dentures as compared to females (3).…”

Do implant‐retained mandibular overdentures maintain radiographic, functional, and patient‐centered outcomes after 3 years of loading?

“…Systematic reviews (Kern, Kern, Wolfart, & Heussen, 2016; Klemetti, 2008; Roccuzzo et al., 2012) , and the consensus statement (Thomason et al., 2012) cite strong evidence that 2 implants are adequate number to retain IMO, mainly because four implants revealed only slightly reduced implant loss rates (Kern et al., 2016). That said, IMO retention by single implants installed in the mandibular midline is fairly common and reduces cost and treatment time (Carletti, Pinheiro, Meira, Amaral, & Rodrigues Garcia, 2019; Passia et al., 2017); however, MF improvements are not always observed (Amaral, Souza, Pinheiro, Campos, & Garcia, 2019) and a higher frequency of prosthesis maintenance is required (Passia, Wolfart, & Kern, 2019).…”