Clinical Trials Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11276-11284
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11276
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Figure 1 A patient with maxillary anterior teeth missing has worn a removable partial denture for 4 years.
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Figure 2 Cone beam computed tomography images of the patient.
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Figure 3 Two removable partial dentures with two types of pontic design (saddle pontic and modified ridge lap pontic).
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Figure 4 A, B and C frequencies of /u/ sound for blank, removable partial denture, saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses, modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses, S-fixed dental prostheses-1, and M-fixed dental prostheses-1 situation. Data shown are the mean ± SD, with P value deriving from one-way ANOVA tests with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. aP < 0.05. RPD: Removable partial denture; FDP: Fixed dental prostheses; S-FDP: Saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses; M-FDP: Modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses; S-FDP-1: 1 wk after wearing saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses; M-FDP-1: 1 wk after wearing modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses.
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Figure 5 Upper boundary frequency of /f/, /s/, and /sh/ sounds at blank, removable partial denture, saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses, modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses, S-fixed dental prostheses-1, and M-fixed dental prostheses-1 situation. Data shown are the mean ± SD, with P value deriving from one-way ANOVA tests with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. aP < 0.05; bP < 0.01. RPD: Removable partial denture; FDP: Fixed dental prostheses; S-FDP: Saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses; M-FDP: Modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses; S-FDP-1: 1 wk after wearing saddle pontic-fixed dental prostheses; M-FDP-1: 1 wk after wearing modified ridge lap pontic-fixed dental prostheses.