Clin Oral Implants Res
October 2020
Objectives: Analyzing whether radiographic, functional, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) outcomes are maintained over 3 years of implant-retained mandibular overdenture (IMO) function and investigating the bite force associations in the 3rd year of function.
Material And Methods: A longitudinal clinical study in which 24 IMO users were evaluated during a 3-year follow-up period. Patients' posterior area index, masticatory function, OHRQoL and bite force were assessed.