Comparison of the Effect between the Locator Attachment and Ball Cap Attachment Used in Clinically Implant-supported Overdentures
XU Li-ya
LI Chun-lin
HU Jin-song
Abstract：Objective:To compare the effect between the Locator attachment and the ball attachment in clinically implant-supported overdentures.Method:98 edentulous patients for the cover denture in our hospital from June 2013 to June 2014 were selected,they were divided into the Locator group for 12 cases and the ball cap type group for 18 cases according to the random number table method.The Locator group was given Locator attachment,the ball cap type group was given ball attachment.After the denture completion,the conditions of implant soft tissue between the two groups were observed and the satisfaction survey to the patients was made.Result:The indexes related to oral soft tissue such as the gingival index, plaque index and calculus index of the two groups,there were no significant differences(P>0.05).The retention,comfort and mastication satisfaction of implant-supported overdentures in the Locator group were significantly higher than those in the ball cap type group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The treatment effects of the Locator attachment and the ball attachment in clinically implant-supported overdentures are better,patients had a higher evaluation for the Locator attached body satisfaction,can give priority to the Locator attachment overdenture.
Keywords：Implant-supported overdentureLocator attachmentBall attachment
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 8-9,10 )