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Masticatory Efficiency Improved With Mini Dental Implant Retained Lower Complete Dentures, Orapin Komin, Onnicha Supraksorn, Vannaporn Chuenchompoonut

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Background Edentulous patients with severe bone loss encounter lower complete denture (L-CD) instability problems. Mini dental implant (MDI) retained L-CDs are an alternative treatment for unstable L-CD patients. This study subjectively and objectively evaluated masticatory efficiency before and after MDI retained L-CD treatment. Materials and methods The subjects received 4 MDIs in the anterior mandible to retain their L-CD. Masticatory efficiency was evaluated after using their L-CD at least 3 months prior to MDI placement, 1 month after L-CD loading, and 3 months after L-CD loading. The subjective evaluation used a four-point rating scale questionnaire to assess chewing performance to …