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 Speech, OMF and OHRQoL in OD treatment in the mandible
on implants, OHRQoL improves proportionally more with overdentures on implants.26
Fig 1. Flowchart of the study population.
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    In summary, research on articulation and oromyofunction in overdentures in the mandible is scarce, whilst the treatment is commonly used. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the impact on articulation, oromyofunctional behavior and Oral Health Related Quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients converting from a new removable denture and afterwards to a 2- implant retained overdenture. Based on the results of research on fixed prostheses and overdentures in the maxilla and mandibula, it is hypothesized that articulation distortions will occur but these are expected to disappear once the denture is implant-retained. Especially distortions of the /s/ sound are likely to occur in
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