Different Attachment Systems in Mandibular Single Implant Overdenture

NCT07120256 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: single implant overdenture
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

to compare locator attachment to ball attachment in retaining mandibular single implant overdenture in terms of patient satisfaction and retention

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction; Edentulous Mandible

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• patient satisfaction

  Patient satisfaction will be measured using a valid and reliable questionnaire which is Patient satisfaction with lower removable denture questionnaire SLRD-Q. likert scale ranges from very good (1) to good (2), neither good nor bad (3), bad (4), and extremely bad (5)

  baseline, 1month, 6 months, 1 and 3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Retention

  baseline, 1 month, 3 and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

ball and socket attachment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by ball and socket attachment

Other: ball and socket attachment

locator attachment

EXPERIMENTAL

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by locator attachment

Other: locator attachment

Interventions

locator attachment OTHER

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by locator attachment

locator attachment

ball and socket attachment OTHER

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by ball and socket attachment

ball and socket attachment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Completely edentulous patient
• Patients having enough bone for an implant length of at least 10 mm
• Sufficient inter-arch space to accommodate the denture \& the attachment
• No apparent Skeletal mal-relation
• No intraoral soft and hard tissue pathology
• No systemic condition that contraindicate implant placement

You may not qualify if:

• Drug or alcohol abuse
• Smokers
• A health condition precluding surgery,
• Logistic or physical reasons that could affect follow-up,
• Psychiatric problems
• Medically compromised patients \& those with neuromascular disorders
• Disorders to the implant area related to a history of radiation therapy to the head and neck, neoplasia, or bone augmentation to the implant site.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Manial, 12345, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: outcome assessor of 1ry outcome, statistician
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2025
• First Posted: August 13, 2025
• Study Start: January 10, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 12, 2025
• Study Completion: July 12, 2025
• Last Updated: August 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

EG (1)