Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the oral heath perception of edentulous patients aged 60 years old and more after treatment with conventional complete denture or implant-supported prostheses. A convenient sample of elderly people was selected from the Department of Prosthodontics at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut. Subjects were followed six months post-treatment. The treatment possibilities included conventional complete denture, complete acrylic maxillary and/or mandibular denture supported by implant, fixed complete dentures on implant, all-on-four or all-on-six. During the interview, sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were obtained. Oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) was assessed via the Arabic version of Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). During the clinical examination, the prosthetic status of patients before and after treatment was recorded. GOHAI was completed at the date of the first visit before treatment, 2-3 weeks after treatment, and three and six months after the end of treatment. A significant improvement in the self-perceived oral health for all treatment groups was found; however a better progress was noticed among patients receiving implants-supported prosthesis (p 0.05). L’appreciation de la qualite de vie constitue actuellement un outil indispensable pour evaluer la perception de la sante orale de nos patients. Un essai clinique controle et randomise apportant un plus haut niveau de preuve scientifique devrait etre realise pour confirmer les resultats obtenus.
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