Trueness of a device for intraoral scanning to capture the angle and distance between implants in edentulous mandibular arches.

Statement Of Problem: The digitalization of completely edentulous arches presents limitations because of the lack of anatomic structures for best-fit alignment during the image generation process of the scanner's software program.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate a new device for intraoral scanning and to analyze its usefulness in capturing the 3-dimensional (3D) position of implants in edentulous mandibular arches.

Material And Methods: The 3D positions of 40 implants in 10 participants with fixed interim mandibular prostheses were evaluated by comparing 3 scanning techniques.

Masticatory Performance And Impact On Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life In Patients Treated With Immediately Loaded Implant-Supported Prosthesis.

Purpose: To compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and masticatory performance (MP) in patients treated with a mandibular complete denture (CD) and immediately loaded implant-supported prostheses (ISP).

Materials And Methods: Forty patients were divided into CD and ISP groups. Initially, all patients were treated with a mandibular CD.