| Autor: |
Sara A. Alfadda, Hayam A. Al-Fallaj, Hajar A. Al-Banyan, Ruba M. Al-Kadhi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Saudi Dental Journal, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 93-98 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1013-9052 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.sdentj.2014.10.003 |
| Popis: |
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between the clinical quality of conventional complete dentures and patient quality of life. Materials and methods: This study included a random sample of 32 completely edentulous patients (15 males and 17 females) who were treated with conventional complete dentures. Using a validated questionnaire, three investigators evaluated the dentures independently on the basis of seven clinical parameters: esthetics (lip support and lower lip line), retention and stability of the maxillary and the mandibular dentures, and occlusion. Patients completed the validated Oral Health Impact Profile-20 (OHIP-20) questionnaire. Correlations were determined by using the point-biserial correlation coefficient. Results: Clinicians rated the overall clinical quality of the dentures satisfactory in 80.3% of patients. The mean (±standard deviation) total OHIP-20 score was 56.3 ± 15.9 out of a possible 120 maximum. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the stability of the maxillary and mandibular dentures and the total OHIP-20 score (p = 0.009 and 0.0023, respectively). A negative correlation between the total OHIP-20 score and the retention of the mandibular denture approached significance (p = 0.092). Esthetics, retention of the maxillary denture, and occlusion were not correlated with patient quality of life (p > 0.169). Conclusion: Stability of the maxillary and mandibular dentures is the denture quality parameter that can most significantly affect patient quality of life. Keywords: Quality of life, Complete dentures |
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