INCLUSION CRITERIA
1. Consenting Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
2. Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who give informed verbal consent.
3. Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who are not heavy smokers, who do not have uncontrolled systemic or debilitating disease.
4. Patients with adequate bone volume (radiographic bone quality of Type 1 to 3) and with a complete edentulous maxilla or mandible.
5. Patients with adequate interarch space( minimum of 12mm) |
1.Older adults aged 60 years and above with partial edentulous residual ridge attending Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who decline informed verbal consent.
2.Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
3.Older adults aged 60 years and above with complete edentulous residual ridge attending the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria who have radiographic evidence of lesions that preclude implant placement or patient undergoing radiotherapy
4.Patients with uncontrolled systemic health problems, coronary heart disease or cerebral vascular incidents within the previous 6 months will be excluded. Patients smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day will also be excluded.
5. Non consenting Patients
6. Patients with reduced interarch space (less than 12mm)
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80 and over: 80+ Year,Aged: 65+ Year(s),Middle Aged: 45 Year(s)-64 Year(s) |
60 Year(s) |
90 Year(s) |
Both |