title: Simplified versus traditional techniques for complete denture fabrication: a systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A number of methods have been described for the fabrication of complete dentures. There are 2 common ways to make conventional complete dentures: a traditional method and a simplified method.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to compare the efficiency of simplified and traditional methods for the fabrication of complete dentures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The review was conducted by 3 independent reviewers and included articles published up to December 2013. Three electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE-PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and ISI Web of Science. A manual search also was performed to identify clinical trials of simplified versus traditional fabrication of complete dentures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six articles were classified as randomized controlled clinical trials and were included in this review. The majority of the selected articles analyzed general satisfaction, denture stability, chewing ability and function, comfort, hygiene, esthetics, speech function, quality of life, cost, and fabrication time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the studies reviewed demonstrate some advantages of simplified over traditional prostheses, such as lower cost and clinical time, good chewing efficiency, and a positive effect on the quality of life, the reports related the use of different simplified methods for the fabrication of complete dentures. Additional randomized controlled trials that used similar simplified techniques for the fabrication of complete dentures should be performed with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods.
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. Electronic address: marcilia.paulino@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Marcília R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Paulino
authors.affiliation: Student, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luana R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno C V
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gurgel
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Calderon
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003779:Denture Design / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction