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. 2012 Jul 27;2012:bcr0120125652. doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2012.5652

Table 2.

Prosthetic treatment and its effects on mastication, esthetics and phonetics

Patient no. Age at first prosthetic rehabilitation Prosthetic treatment Prosthetic acceptance* Masticatory improvement* Esthetic improvement* Phonetic improvement*
1 3 years Removable prostheses ++ ++ ++ +
2 4 years 6 months Removable prostheses + + ++ ++
3 3 years 5 months Removable prostheses ++ ++ + ++
4 7 years 8 months Orthodontic treatment with fixed prosthesis +++ ++ ++ +
5 2 years 6 months Removable prostheses ++ ++ ++ +++
6 4 years 10 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ +++ ++
7 3 years 2 months Removable prostheses + +++ ++ +++
8 3 years 2 months Removable prostheses ++ ++ +++ ++
9 3 years 9 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ +++ ++
10 4 years 6 months Removable prostheses and fixed crowns +++ + + +
11 4 years 4 months Removable prostheses ++ ++ ++ ++
12 2 years 6 months Removable prostheses + +++ +++ +++
13 6 years 8 months Orthodontic treatment with fixed prosthesis +++ + + +
14 3 years 8 months Removable prostheses +++ +++ +++ +++
15 3 years 2 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ +++ ++
16 2 years 6 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ ++ +++
17 3 years 4 months Removable prostheses ++ ++ +++ ++
18 3 years 1 month Removable prostheses ++ +++ +++ ++
19 2 years 9 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ ++ ++
20 3 years 7 months Removable prostheses ++ +++ ++ +++
*

Evaluations were made at least 5 years after the first prosthetic rehabilitation; + fairly good, ++ good, +++ very good.