Assessment of Patient’s Satisfaction With The Partial Dentures Fixed By Precision Attachments In The Mandibular of Kennedy Class II


Abstract in English

This study aims toassesst patient’s satisfaction with partial dentures fixed by two different extracoronal attachments in the mandibular of cases Kennedy class II . It used a sample consisting of 10 patients have lost bilateral in the mandibular were prepared two abutments (first and second premolar ) and compensation as follows : the right side of the patient by rigid attachment type MKI and the left side by resilient attachment type ASC 52 , then to assess patient’s satisfaction for each of the two types of attachments was conducted after a month and 6 months on the use of dentures using by scale 0 5 (0 = excellent ,1 = very good, 2 = good, 3 = middle , 4 = bad, 5 = very bad) , so that the assessment in terms : general satisfaction included (aesthetics, speech and retention ), comfort , the ability to chew ,easy removal denture , deposition foods under the removable part . The results showed , no difference statistically significant between tow attachments in terms of general satisfaction included (aesthetics, speech and retention) ,comfort , the ability to chew ,easy removal denture after one month and 6 months to use the dentures while showing difference statistically significant between tow attachments after one month and 6 months to use the dentures , when the level significance p< 0.05 .

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