Overview
In this study the additional effect of supplementary implants in patients with Kennedy Class I in terms of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and cost-benefit-analyses comparing costs of maintenance care will be investigated
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have voluntarily signed the informed consent before any study action, are willing and able to attend scheduled follow-up visits, and agree that the encoded data will be collected and analyzed
- Males and females with at least 18 years of age
- intraoral situation with bilateral edentulous areas located posterior to the remaining natural teeth (Kennedy class I) in the upper or lower jaw
- remaining dentition includes a first premolar, canine or incisor as the most posterior tooth
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled systemic disease that would interfere with dental implant therapy;
- Patients who smoke > 10 cigarettes per day or tobacco equivalents;
- Patients with alcohol and/or drug abuse;
- Patients with chronic pain;
- Patients with untreated periodontitis and / or inadequate oral hygiene (Plaque Index < 30%);
- Medical conditions requiring chronic high dose steroid therapy or anti-resorptive treatment;
- Conditions or circumstances, in the opinion of the investigators, which would prevent completion of study participation or interfere with analysis of study results such as history of non-compliance or unreliability.