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Implant-supported overdentures were placed after a conventional healing period. Patients completed a shortened form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G14) and rated their chewing ability on a visual analog scale (VAS) at baseline and after 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. A standardized masticatory function test assessed objective chewing function. Statistical analysis comprised descriptive analysis and changes or differences in means were analyzed using different tests (Wilcoxon signed rank test, Friedman test).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Significant increases in subjective ability to eat various foods were noted after six months (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264.05). The mean total OHIP score decreased significantly from 33.2 at baseline to 4.7 at the 36-month follow-up. Objective masticatory efficacy showed significant improvement immediately after treatment (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=.005), with effects consistent over 36 months. At that time, six maxillary implants had been lost, while no mandibular implants had failed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this clinical pilot study, the rehabilitation of a completely edentulous maxilla and mandible with two implants and a removable overdenture significantly enhanced OHRQoL and both subjective and objective masticatory ability over an observation period of 36 months.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40729-025-00637-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,16]],"date-time":"2025-07-16T08:38:09Z","timestamp":1752655089000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A clinical pilot study on overdentures retained by two unsplinted narrow-diameter implants\u2013 oral health-related quality of life and masticatory function"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4309-0707","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jaana-Sophia","family":"Kern","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Esra","family":"Salin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregor","family":"Slavicek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Florian","family":"Slavicek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dirk","family":"Elvers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"H\u00f6lzle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefan","family":"Wolfart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"637_CR1","first-page":"3","volume":"11","author":"GD Slade","year":"1994","unstructured":"Slade GD, Spencer AJ. 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