Evaluating speech performance with titanium partial dentures

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the impact of CAD/CAM milled titanium partial dentures on speech intelligibility and acoustic performance. It aims to compare the effects of titanium, a lightweight and biocompatible material, against traditional denture materials like acrylic resin and cobalt-chromium alloys. The research focuses on how these dentures affect the articulation of sounds, particularly sibilants and fricatives, which are crucial for clear speech. By analyzing speech performance in patients with partial edentulism, the study seeks to determine if titanium dentures can enhance communication abilities.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with Class IV Kennedy Classification partial edentulism.
* Sufficient occluso-gingival height of its clinical crown
* Full opposing arch or restored with acceptable restoration
* Edentulous ridge covered by healthy firm muco-periosteum
* The abutment teeth had apparently good periodontal condition
* Adequate inter-arch space
* All patients were apparently in good general health
* Only patients who can be easily motivated to achieve and maintain good oral hygiene were selected

Exclusion Criteria:

* without abnormal bony irregularity or sever lingual undercut
* with no signs of mobility or inflammation with no tissue undercut
* Patients with shallow floor of the mouth, prominent lingual tori, bony undercuts and lingual inclined teeth were all excluded
* no tempro-mandibular joint disorders
* free from systemic diseases as diabetes mellitus

Where it's running

• Nrc
  Cairo, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Shady Elnaggar, PHD
• Email: shady.elnaggar.85@gmail.com
• Phone: +201122110085

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.