CompletedNot Applicable

Mandibular Implants in Elderly Patients

Switzerland45 participantsStarted 2007-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate denture satisfaction following the conversion of existing mandibular complete dentures to implant-overdentures (IOD) in very old edentulous patients who depend on help for activities of daily living (ADL) and evaluate secondary endpoints such as functional, structural, nutritional, cognitive and patient-centered outcome measures.

Who can participate

Age range75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 75 years or older * living institutionalized or receiving help for the ADL * edentulous * wearing complete dentures * the lower denture had to cause discomfort to the degree that the patients were seeking treatment Exclusion Criteria: * severe clinical depression * dementia * poorly controlled diabetes * immunosuppression * treatment with bisphosphonates * condition precluding the surgical intervention for implant placement

What they're measuring

Change from Baseline in Denture satisfaction

Timeframe: at 3, 12, 24 and 36 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01928004

SponsorUniversity of Geneva, Switzerland

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-04

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