Effectiveness of Complete Removable Plate Prosthesis Preparation Methods in the Orthopaedic Treatment of Secondary Complete Adentia.

Abstract

Objectives: Comparative evaluation of the results of orthopaedic treatment of secondary complete adentia with complete removable plate prosthesis with conventional and improved methods.

Subjects and methods In the study, a total of 211 patients, 106 (50.2%) men and 105 (49.8%) women, aged 45 to 59 years, were examined in the adaptation period after orthopaedic treatment of secondary complete adentia with complete removable plate prosthesis.

With the object of the study, the functionality of prosthesis was studied in two groups depending on the dental status. A control group applied a well-known conventional method to prepare a complete removable plate prosthesis, while the main group applied our improved method. The M.D. Korol classification was used as a clinical criterion in evaluating the functionality of complete removable plate prosthesis made by our conventional and improved methods.

Results

In the subgroups of the control group, where a complete removable plate prosthesis was prepared, clinical cases showed that no correction was performed in the upper and lower jaw prosthesis from the 7th to 33rd day of adaptation, while in the subgroups of the main group, upper and lower jaw prosthesis were corrected.

Conclusions.

Unlike the conventional method, the improved method involves instead of the physician, the patient performing pressure on the functional measurement taken at the third clinical stage. This pressure corresponds to the pressure exerted by the patient on the prosthesis when using the prepared prosthesis.

Clinical Significance.

The conventional method consists of 5 clinical and 4 technical stages. The improvement of the conventional method consists of 4 clinical and 3 technical stages. There is no additional time loss for the physician and the patient and the prepared prosthesis is more functional.