Intelligibility and Acoustic Speech Performance of CAD/CAM Milled Titanium Partial Dentures
Badr University
12 participants
Sep 9, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Partial dentures play a crucial role in restoring oral function and aesthetics for patients with missing teeth. Traditionally, these prostheses have been fabricated using materials such as acrylic resin or cobalt-chromium alloys. However, advancements in digital dentistry have introduced new materials and manufacturing techniques, including computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) milled titanium. While titanium offers advantages such as biocompatibility, lightweight properties, and corrosion resistance, its impact on speech performance remains understudied.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Patients with Class IV Kennedy Classification partial edentulism.
- Sufficient occluso-gingival height of its clinical crown
- Full opposing arch or restored with acceptable restoration
- Edentulous ridge covered by healthy firm muco-periosteum
- The abutment teeth had apparently good periodontal condition
- Adequate inter-arch space
- All patients were apparently in good general health
- Only patients who can be easily motivated to achieve and maintain good oral hygiene were selected
Exclusion Criteria5
- without abnormal bony irregularity or sever lingual undercut
- with no signs of mobility or inflammation with no tissue undercut
- Patients with shallow floor of the mouth, prominent lingual tori, bony undercuts and lingual inclined teeth were all excluded
- no tempro-mandibular joint disorders
- free from systemic diseases as diabetes mellitus
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Interventions
A removable partial denture (RPD) is a dental prosthesis designed to replace one or more missing teeth in the mouth. Unlike full dentures, which are used when all teeth are missing, an RPD is specifically made for patients who still have some of their natural teeth remaining. It restores both function and aesthetics, allowing patients to chew, speak, and smile with greater confidence.
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NCT06589570