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Patient Satisfaction and Clinical Outcomes of Digital Dentures Fabricated in a Predoctoral Dental Clinic
Now online in the Journal of Prosthodontics, an analysis of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction of complete removable dentures fabricated with a hybrid workflow, co-authored by ACP members, Foteini Touloumi, DDS, MDS, FACP, Rameen P. Vafa, DMD, MDS, Naeem M. Motlagh, DMD, MDS, Thomas D. Taylor, DDS, MSD, and Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP.
While complete dentures (CDs) have been significantly shown to improve oral-health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in edentulous patients, most studies have focused on conventionally fabricated dentures.
This study aimed to evaluate the clinical performance (retention, stability, esthetics, wear/chipping, staining, and need for reline/remake) as well as the associated patient satisfaction (OHRQoL) of digitally designed and milled CDs treated by predoctoral dental students.
Electronic chart records were reviewed for all patients who received complete dentures fabricated utilizing a hybrid workflow from May 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024. Information on clinical outcomes and relevant patient factors was collected. Additionally, information on the need for a remake or reline of these prostheses was recorded. Finally, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) and the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) score were recorded.
Digital dentures fabricated using a hybrid workflow in this study showed clinical acceptability and good patient satisfaction at 1 year, with higher patient satisfaction reported at 2 years. Milled mandibular dentures demonstrated lower retention and stability than maxillary dentures, and maxillary immediate dentures had higher remake rates than digital dentures made on well-healed ridges.
Touloumi F, Vafa RP, Motlagh NM, Taylor TD, Kuo C-L, Bidra AS. Patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes of digital dentures fabricated in a predoctoral dental clinic: An up to 2-year retrospective analysis. J Prosthodont. 2026; 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.70096
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