Evaluation of the Effect of Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures on Quality of Life: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of mandibular two-implant overdentures on the quality of life of a group of patients. Materials and Methods: This pilot study was performed with 63 edentulous participants (51-83 years old) who requested implant-supported mandibular overdentures at Adiyaman University, Faculty of Dentistry between 2016 and 2020. Six weeks after two dental implants were placed in the mandibular interforaminal region, mandibular implant-supported overdentures and maxillary conventional complete dentures were applied to each patient. Turkish version of the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) was used to evaluate the patients' quality of life before and after prosthetic treatment. Results: Compared with pre-treatment scores, participants had statistically significant improvements in quality of life after receiv-ing their new prostheses (p0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that mandibular two-implant overdentures improve the quality of life of edentulous patients.

Keywords

• complete denture
• implant-supported denture
• life expectancy