Actively Recruiting
Masticatory Performance Evaluation
Led by National Taiwan University Hospital · Updated on 2025-11-18
60
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
156 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this experiment is to combine research on masticatory efficiency with the reconstructive expertise of the prosthodontics clinic, focusing on implant-supported fixed dentures as the contemporary gold standard for reconstruction. The goal is to investigate the impact of such prosthetic reconstructions on masticatory efficiency. We will invite patients who have lost their second molar and have undergone single-implant-supported fixed denture reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital to participate in masticatory function tests. The tests will use a new and relatively simple chewing gum, with the aim of enhancing patients\' masticatory function through implant reconstruction in a clinical setting, thereby improving patient well-being and understanding of dental implants. On the research side, the study aims to provide guidance for strategies in the reconstruction of masticatory function.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Masticatory Performance Evaluation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients who have lost their second molar and are scheduled to undergo single-implant reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital
- Patients who have lost their second molar and have undergone single-implant-supported fixed restoration reconstruction at the Prosthodontics Department of National Taiwan University Hospital
- Patients do not have any major physical or mental health conditions
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe temporomandibular joint disorder
- Inability to comply with the treatment schedule
- Inability to cooperate with masticatory function tests
- Lack of opposing teeth for the implant-supported restoration or denture
- Patients whose anterior teeth will be included in the prosthetic reconstruction or whose occlusion will undergo significant changes after reconstruction
- Implant-supported dentures that cannot be removed or have significant damage
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Yi-Hao Lan
Taipei, Taiwan
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yi-Hao Lan, DDS, MS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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