Quality of life and masticatory function in denture wearers

Abstract

Successful prosthodontic treatments for a patient with removable partial dentures including maxillofacial prostheses hopefully brings about psychological wellbeing as well as improved health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and the various aspects of denture function. At first, a questionnaire with a visual analog scale with 16 question items concerning denture and/or eating problems, the present state of health, psychological and physical wellbeing, life satisfaction, and QOL was developed. To discuss the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, 48 outpatients who wore a denture were asked to fill it out. Next, to discuss the difference in QOL of the patient with various kinds of dentures and conditions, 103 outpatients were asked to complete the newly developed questionnaire. The questionnaire which contained four factor areas with eight questions for denture patients was developed by factor analysis with Varimax rotation. The reliability of the QOL scale was confirmed by reliability analysis (Cronbach's alpha = 0.784). The QOL score of edentulous patients with a complete denture having some trouble chewing was significantly lower than that of other denture patients. It was suggested that the wearing of a denture significantly affected the QOL of elderly persons.

Influence of denture treatment on brain function activity

“…Therefore, it was revealed that denture treatment in patients with a decreased brain function was strongly related to brain function activation. For edentulous patients with risk factors for dementia, denture treatment not only improved their denture function but also enhanced the brain function, increasing their QOL [41,42]. It has not yet been [ ( ) T D $ F I G ] Figure 4 Comparisons of the occlusal contact area and the occlusal force before and after complete denture treatment.…”

Oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients after complete dentures relining

“…In 2009 Stančić et al 26 presented the Serbian version of OHIP-14 as a part of assessing oral health-related quality of life of elderly patients. The OHIP-EDENT was adapted as a specific instrument for edentulous subjects, which was aimed at detecting changes as influenced by clinical aspects of edentulism and treatments 28,29 . The OHIP-EDENT was adapted as a specific instrument for edentulous subjects, which was aimed at detecting changes as influenced by clinical aspects of edentulism and treatments 28,29 .…”

Mandibular Residual Ridge Shape and the Masticatory Ability in Complete Denture Wearers

“…[1][2][3][4] It has been re ported that dental impairment was significantly associated with a lower capacity for cognition, sight, hearing, lung volume, heart volume, muscle strength and bone mineral content, as well as self assessment of health. 5 Therefore, it is important to evaluate the masticatory function, or to know one's own masticatory ability/masticatory perfor mance.…”