Abstract
Design
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) was carried out involving dental hospital patients.
Intervention
The implant group (IG) were provided with conventional maxillary dentures and implant-retained mandibular overdentures and the denture group (DG) were provided with conventional dentures. Patients consumed seven test foods.
Outcome measure
Pre- and post-treatment questionnaires were completed relating to food choices and chewing difficulty.
Results
IG subjects reported increased consumption of carrots, apples and nuts post-treatment (P<0.05) and decreased post-treatment difficulty in chewing apples and nuts. DG subjects reported decreased post-treatment difficulty in chewing carrots, bacon and nuts (P<0.05). Between-group differences for chewing difficulty were detected for nuts, which DG subjects found easier to chew than did IG subjects (P=0.002).
Conclusions
Food selection and perceived chewing difficulty improved in both groups, with no significant differences between groups. Successful rehabilitation may not result in different food selection, which may require concurrent tailored dietary interventions, but may increase available food choices.
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Address for correspondence: JS Ellis, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. E-mail: j.s.ellis@ncl.ac.uk
Ellis JS, Thomason JM, Jepson NJ, Nohl F, Smith DG, Allen PF. A randomized-controlled trial of food choices made by edentulous adults. Clin Oral Implants Res 2008; 19:356–361
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Al-Ansari, A. Food choices of edentulous adults with implant-supported overdentures and conventional dentures. Evid Based Dent 9, 107–108 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400611
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