title: The influence of momentary retention forces on patient satisfaction and quality of life of two-implant-retained mandibular overdenture wearers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of momentary retention forces on patient satisfaction and quality of life of two-implant-retained mandibular overdenture wearers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Edentulous patients who had been rehabilitated with two-implant-supported mandibular overdentures with single attachments and maxillary complete dentures at a university clinic were included in this study. The overdenture attachments were either ball or locator attachments. All the patients completed the Turkish version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and the visual analog scale (VAS) satisfaction questionnaires. Momentary retention forces of the overdentures were measured using a custom-made dynamic testing machine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-five patients were included in this study. No statistically significant association was detected between momentary retention forces and VAS scores (P > .05), but higher retention forces presented significantly better quality of life scores in the social disability and handicap domains of OHIP-14 (P < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within the limitations of this clinical study, it may be presumed that although higher instant retention force of an implant-retained overdenture provides better quality of life, it does not affect patient satisfaction.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Geckili
authors.forename: Altug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cilingir
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Aysun Coskun
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kesoglu
authors.forename: Caglar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bilmenoglu
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozdiler
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilhan
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000379:methods*; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous; D010146:Pain; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires