DEVELOPMENT OF PATIENT-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT A ESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OVERDENTURE SIMPLANT-SUPPORTED AND OVERDENTURES TOOTH-SUPPORTED. STUDY OF 43 PATIENTS WITH A FOLLOWUP OF1 YEAR

Abstract

Objective.The aim of this study is to compare functional efficiency and patients satisfaction between tooth-supported andimplant-supported overdenture through a questionnaire that accurately reflects the real concerns of patients with dentalprosthesis.
Methods.Forty-three patients were selected from the out patient clinic, Department of Dentistry “Fra G.B. Orsenigo Os-pedale San Pietro F.B.F.”, Rome, Italy.Their age were ranging from 61 to 83 years. Eighteen patients were rehabilitatedwith overdentures supported by natural teeth and twenty-five with overdentures implant-supported.
Discussion and Result. The questionnaire proposed one year after the insertion of the prosthetis has showed that thereisn’t difference statistically significant in terms of function, phonetics and aesthetics between overdenture implant-supportedand tooth-supported.
Conclusions.The results of the questionnaire showed that the patients generally had a high level of satisfaction concernto the masticatory function, esthetics and phonetics. In addition, on average, they haven’t difficulty in removal and inser-tion of the denture and in oral hygiene. They haven’t in both groups problems related to fractures.