Masticatory Performance Evaluation
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Conditions studied: Masticatory Performance
In brief
The purpose of this experiment is to combine research on masticatory efficiency with the reconstructive expertise of the prosthodontics clinic, focusing on implant-supported fixed dentures as the contemporary gold standard for reconstruction. The goal is to investigate the impact of such prosthetic reconstructions on masticatory efficiency. We will invite patients who have lost their second molar and have undergone single-implant-supported fixed denture reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital to participate in masticatory function tests. The tests will use a new and relatively simple chewing gum, with the aim of enhancing patients\' masticatory function through implant reconstruction in a clinical setting, thereby improving patient well-being and understanding of dental implants. On the research side, the study aims to provide guidance for strategies in the reconstruction of masticatory function.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06581614
- Run by
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2024-08-31
- Expected to finish
- 2027-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-11-18
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients who have lost their second molar, are scheduled to undergo single-implant reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital, and do not have any major physical or mental health conditions.
You may not qualify if…
- Severe temporomandibular joint disorder
- Inability to comply with the treatment schedule
- Inability to cooperate with masticatory function tests
- Lack of opposing teeth for the implant-supported restoration
- Patients whose anterior teeth will be included in the prosthetic reconstruction or whose occlusion will undergo significant changes after reconstruction
- For retrospective group:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have lost their second molar, have undergone single-implant-supported fixed restoration reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital, and do not have any major physical or mental health conditions.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Implant-supported dentures that cannot be removed or have significant damage
- Severe temporomandibular joint disorder
- Inability to comply with the treatment schedule
- Inability to cooperate with masticatory function tests
- Lack of opposing teeth for the implant-supported denture
Where it is running
- Yi-Hao Lan — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)
- National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan
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