title: Oral conditions and aptitude to receive implants in patients with removable partial denture: a cross-sectional study. Part II Aptitude.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of replacing removable partial denture (RPD) with fixed partial dentures on osseointegrated implants in a selective group of patients with partially edentulous lower jaws. Forty patients were evaluated to receive implants. Twenty-three patients showed a precarious oral hygiene, five patients refused the treatment (being satisfied with their RPD), six refused for economic reasons, three patients refused for fear and scepticism, one for long duration of therapy, and one was not treated because of a very marked atrophy of the alveolar crest. Finally, one patient was treated with implants. For these reasons, at the present time implants are not an appropriate treatment for introduction into large-scale public health programmes and RPD must still be considered a valid therapeutic procedure.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schierano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Preti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001076:Aptitude; D001284:Atrophy; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D016348:Osseointegration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D013997:Time Factors; D016312:Treatment Refusal
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants