Abstract
Purpose This study investigated denture and patient related factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of complete denture wearers and their association with general health and happiness. Methods This retrospective cohort study comprised 130 participants with complete edentulism, with maxillary and mandibular complete dentures treated at Chulalongkorn University Dental School during 2010-2017. The primary outcome was the presence of overall and domain-specific Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP). Secondary outcomes were diagnosed and perceived general health, and happiness. Denture retention and stability were classified as acceptable or unacceptable following the CU-modified Kapur criteria. Five esthetic-assessment criteria of the harmonization and proportions between facial and dental anatomical landmarks were measured from patient's photographs. Age, sex, previous complete denture experience, and denture age were recorded. The associations between each variable and oral impacts were analyzed using bivariate logistic regression, and the factors with p < 0.25 were further adjusted using multivariable analysis. Associations between oral impact scores and general health and happiness were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation. Results The most frequent oral impacts were on physical domain, while social domain was the least affected. Denture retention/stability was significantly associated with both overall and specific domains of oral impact. Happiness was found to be strongly correlated with perceived general health, but marginally with oral impact scores. Conclusions Unacceptable complete denture retention and stability are substantial risk factors for impaired OHRQoL in complete edentulism. Maintaining optimal denture retention and stability in denture wearers is essential for good oral health and well-being with the goal of enhancing happiness.
Highlights
With the increase in life expectancy, tooth loss in elderly individuals has become a global public health concern [1, 2]
Despite denture use, impaired oral healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL) has been reported by some complete denture wearers [6,7,8]
The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the underlying denture and patient related factors associated with the OHRQoL of complete denture wearers and determine which domains were predominantly affected and (2) to evaluate the associations between OHRQoL and general health and happiness
Summary
With the increase in life expectancy, tooth loss in elderly individuals has become a global public health concern [1, 2]. People with complete tooth loss, even with prosthetic rehabilitation, may have an impaired oral healthrelated quality of life (OHRQoL) due to limited masticatory ability and social concerns [3, 4]. Studies demonstrated an association between patientself assessments, OHRQoL, patient satisfaction, and denture and/or patient related factors [8, 9]. Patient related factors include age [11], case severity, denture-supporting tissue shape [8, 15], and previous denture experience [13]. Some studies found no association between patient satisfaction and denture/patient related factors [6, 16]. For elderly Thai complete denture wearers, the underlying determinants of an impaired OHRQoL remain ambiguous.
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