title: Influence of two functional complete-denture impression techniques on patient satisfaction: dentist-manipulated versus patient-manipulated.
abstract: This preliminary clinical study aimed to identify the impact of two border-molding techniques (dentist-manipulated and patient-manipulated) on patient satisfaction, the occlusal force at denture dislodgment, and number of pressure sores. Salivary flow rate and residual ridge resorption were analyzed as covariates. Thirty-six edentulous patients in need of a relining of their existing maxillary denture were included. After relining, no significant influence of the border-molding technique on any of the variables investigated could be identified. It can be concluded that the impact of the border-molding technique on patient satisfaction and denture function probably has been overestimated in the past.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Kerstin.Wegner@dentist.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wegner
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zenginel
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchtaleck
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rehmann
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wostmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003823:Denture Rebasing / Q000379:methods*; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012636:Secretory Rate; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000209:etiology