Effect of Complete Denture Rehabilitation on Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Completely Edentulous Patients

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ABSTRACTContextOral conditions and their impacts on quality of life (QoL) are now important as a tool to evaluate patients’ perception of treatment offered to them. There are various indexes used as a tool to assess the QoL of the individual. The general oral health assessment index (GOHAI) is a proven and reliable index to assess the oral health and its impact on oral healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL).AimTo evaluate the effect of complete denture rehabilitation on OHRQoL in completely edentulous patients.Settings and designThe study compares the improvement of OHRQoL of 50 completely edentulous patients enrolled in the study, after rehabilitation of them with conventional complete dentures.Materials and MethodsHindi version of the GOHAI was used as evaluation tool for OHRQoL.Statistical analysisWilcoxon signed-rank test was applied to assess changes in GOHAI score before and after rehabilitation with a complete denture.ResultsThe GOHAI score was seen to be increased from 22.30 ± 1.67 to 27.48 ± 1.13 (p-value < 0.000), which was highly significant.ConclusionThe GOHAI is an example of a patient-based assessment of oral health problems commonly affecting older adults. The GOHAI assessment indicates improvement in chewing. The highest change between pre- and postinsertion scores was 92.75% for biting or chewing any kind of food.How to cite this articlePatel J, Sethuraman R, Prajapati P, Patel J. Effect of Complete Denture Rehabilitation on Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Completely Edentulous Patients. J Contemp Dent 2016;6(3):166-170.