Masticatory Ability for a Single Implant Mandibular Overdenture Retained by Two Different Attachments: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Number of patients after randomization for the CM-LOC attachment group.

	Dropouts	Number of patients		Total number of patients
		M	F
Number (beginning of randomization)		29	8	37
Patients who did not 2 weeks after pickup	3 patients dropped out (2 M; 1 F)	27	7	34
Patients who did not attend 3-month follow-up	No dropouts	27	7	34
Patients who did not attend 6-month follow-up	1 patient died (M)	26	7	33
Patients who did not attend 9-month follow-up	No dropouts	26	7	33
Patients who did not attend 12-month follow-up	1 patient was out of town (M); 1 patient dropped out (M)	24	7	31
Patients who did not attend 24-month follow-up	2 patients were hospitalized (M); 1 patient was out of town (F)	22	6	28

M: male, F: female