Volume 7 Issue 2 (March - April), 2021

Original Articles

A Survey Based Estimation and Comparison of the Efficacy of Neutral Zone Technique among Resorbed Ridge Patients: A Questionnaire Based Original Research Study
Uttkarsh Bhatt, Pooja Sood, Navroj Singh, Indu Bhushan Deshbakht, Neel Ratan Sinha, Niyamet Naz Begam

Background and Aim: Literature has well evidenced that Neutral zone technique provides satisfactory result when it comes to treatment protocol for resorbed ridges. In today‟s scenario this technique has lost its value among clinicians. Moreover, there are also not much evidence based research articles in favour of this technique. Therefore this survey based study was attempted to estimate and compare the efficacy of neutral zone technique among resorbed ridge patients. Materials & Methods: This study was completely attempted on a cross sectional ideology. Authors also used self prepared questionnaire to meet the requirements of the study. A total of 10 patients with resorbed mandibular ridges were treated using Neutral Zone technique. Follow up of the patients was done periodically. After an interval of 3-6 months patients were called off and a review survey was taken to check for the prognosis. Authors completed the study by close ended questionnaire having questions about neutral zone related retention, stability and overall satisfaction in complete denture patients with resorbed ridge. Response was collected and data was processed statistically to evaluate efficacy of neutral zone technique among resorbed ridge patients. Results: Statistical analysis was completed using statistical software „Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)‟. The complied data was subjected to appropriate statistical tests to obtain p values, mean, standard deviation, standard error an 95% CI. P ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Out of 10 studied participants, males were 6 and females were 4. Only 1 participant were belonging to age group >65 years. P value was significant here. 8 patients agreed that they have improved masticatory efficiency in complete denture made from neutral zone technique. Clinicians prognosis (post insertion 3-6 months) was positive up to 80 percent. Conclusion: Authors concluded that overall efficacy of neutral zone technique among resorbed ridge patients was fairly satisfactory. More than half of the studied patients were happy with the retention and stability offered by this technique. The post insertion patient prognosis and post insertion clinicians prognosis was also good.

 
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