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NCT Number: NCT07120256

Different Attachment Systems in Mandibular Single Implant Overdenture

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

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction Behavior Edentulous Mandible Health Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

55 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Manial, 12345, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 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

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

locator attachment

Other

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by locator attachment

ball and socket attachment

Other

mandibular single implant overdenture retained by ball and socket attachment

Primary outcomes

  1. patient satisfaction

    Time frame: baseline, 1month, 6 months, 1 and 3 years

    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)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Retention

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 and 6 months

    Measuring device: Force meter Measuring unit: Newton/cm2

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 13, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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