OHQoL With Removable Partial Dentures; a Pilot Study

Launched by SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Sep 26, 2013

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Adults from age 18 upwards:
• • with the absence of 3 or more teeth, excluding third molars, per jaw arch,
• • with or without previous denture wearing experience, and
• • with a stable oral health in terms of absence of disease activity affecting the periodontium, dental hard tissues (caries), pulp and the structural/aesthetic integrity of restored teeth.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients requiring extensive treatment prior to the provision of a removable partial denture.
• • Patients with active primary disease; caries, periodontal disease or symptoms of pulpal or apical pathology to the remaining teeth.
• • Patients with irreversibly compromised structural/aesthetic integrity of restored teeth that cannot be restored as part of the provision of treatment.