Omar Mahmoud Youssef Abdel Gawad, Nouran Abd Al Naby And Mahmoud EL Far,

ABSTRACT


Aim: The Current Study Aimed To Compare Patient Satisfaction And Retention Of Upper Complete Denture With Denture Base Fabricated Using Rapid Prototyping Method Versus The Conventional Method.

Materials and Methods: Sixteen Completely Edentulous Patients Were Randomly Allocated In One Of Two Groups; The Conventionally Fabricated Complete Denture Bases And The Rapid Prototyping Denture Bases? Group. Patient Satisfaction Was Assessed By Using A Validated Patient Questionnaire One Month After Delivery Of Prosthesis And Three Months Later. The Retention Was Measured By Retention Force Gauge Device At Baseline (immediately At The Day Of Delivery Of Prosthesis) And Then Three Months Later.

Results: The Rapid Prototyping Group Has Shown A Statistically Significantdifference In The Mean Score -lower- Of The Overall Patient Satisfaction One Month After Delivery And Three Months Later Than The Conventional Group. The Lower Mean Score Indicated More Patient Satisfaction. There Was No Statistically Significantdifference In Denture Retention Score Between The Rapid Prototyped Than The Conventional Group. Conclusion: The Overall Patient Satisfaction Has Improved With Rapid Prototyping Denture Bases Than The Conventional Ones. Whereas, Complete Denture Retention Was Not Significantlyaffected By The Method Of Denture Base Construction.