Evaluation of retention and patient satsifaction for maxillary complete denture constructed by 3D printing technique and conventional technique

Abstract

Purpose: Evaluating retention and patient satisfaction for maxillary complete denture fabricated by 3D printing technique compared to conventional denture. Material and Methods: Subject group of ten completely edentulous patients were selected from the outpatient clinic of removable prosthodontics department, faculty of dental medicine for girls, Al-Azhar University. Each patient received maxillary and mandibular dentures fabricated by conventional technique besides maxillary denture fabricated by 3D printingtechnique. The ten patients were divided equally to two groups. Firstgroup patients received conventional dentures first then 3D printed ones. Second group patients received 3D printed dentures andconventional dentures later. Results: This study showed that 3D printed dentures exhibited statistically significant higher retention and patient satisfaction at (P ≤ 0.05) compared to conventional dentures. Conclusion: Utilizing 3D printing technique in complete denture fabrication yields better retention and patient satisfaction compared to conventional technique.