PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL HEAT-CURED ACRYLIC COMPLETE DENTURE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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1 removable prosthodontics, Faculty of dentistry, Suez Canal University

2 moataz_elmahdy@dent.suez.edu.eg

3 sayed_elmasri@dent.suez.edu.eg

4 hala_ali@dent.suez.edu.eg

Abstract

Introduction: Complete denture rehabilitation remains the most common choice
for treating edentulism. 3D printed dentures have evolved as a new treatment modality
to decrease fabrication time increase the predictability of the patient and accost an
effective option compared to the milled denture. Aim: The study aimed to compare
patient satisfaction of 3D printed complete dentures to conventional ones. Materials
and Methods: After sample size calculation and ethical committee approval, 20
patients were selected, then randomly and equally distributed into two groups (n=10):
Group A received a conventional heat-cured acrylic complete dentures and Group B
received 3D printed complete dentures. Participants answered a denture satisfaction
questionnaire after three months of denture delivery. Results: Printed maxillary denture
wearers were significantly more satisfied than acrylic wearers with aesthetics and
retention (p-value 0.05 ≥), while there was no significant difference between 3D printed
and acrylic complete denture wearers for denture satisfaction, comfort, and speech
(P-value ≥ 0.05(. Conclusions: Within the limitation of this study, it was concluded
that 3D printed dentures showed better patient satisfaction compared to conventional
heat-cured acrylic dentures, but this difference was not statistically significant for some
patient satisfaction criteria such as general satisfaction, comfort, and speech.

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