Background: Patients with a Kennedy class I situation often encounter problems with their removable partial denture (RPD). Purpose: To assess the functional benefits of implant support to RPDs, the clinical performance of the implants and teeth and to determine the most favorable implant position: the premolar (PM) or molar (M) region. Materials and methods: Thirty subjects received 2 PM and 2 M implants. A new RPD was made. Implant support was provided 3 months later. In a cross-over model, randomly, 2 implants (PM or M) supported the RPD during 3 months. Masticatory performance was assessed using the mixing ability index (MAI). Clinical and radiographic parameters were assessed. Non-parametric statistical analysis for related samples and post hoc comparisons were performed. Results: Masticatory performance differed significantly between the stages of treatment (P
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Jensen, C., Speksnijder, C. M., Raghoebar, G. M., Kerdijk, W., Meijer, H. J. A., & Cune, M. S. (2017). Implant-supported mandibular removable partial dentures: Functional, clinical and radiographical parameters in relation to implant position. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, 19(3), 432–439. https://doi.org/10.1111/cid.12484
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