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. 2020 Jan 30:6:3.
doi: 10.1038/s41405-020-0029-5. eCollection 2020.

A questionnaire study on the impact on oral health-related quality of life by conventional rehabilitation of edentulous patient

Bidhan Shrestha  1 , Bishal Babu Basnet  2 , Galav Adhikari  3
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A questionnaire study on the impact on oral health-related quality of life by conventional rehabilitation of edentulous patient

Bidhan Shrestha et al. BDJ Open. .

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether complete dentures improve the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of edentulous patients, and to assess any associations related to age, gender, and OHRQoL.

Material and methods: Hundred edentulous patients who required conventional complete denture treatment were selected for this study. The following inclusion criteria were established: edentulous in both jaws with no previous history of denture treatment and no significant medical history. The patients were selected who satisfied the criteria associated with the class I prosthodoctic diagnostic index. OHRQoL of the patients were assessed twice, once pre treatment (at the first visit) and once post treatment (8 weeks post insertion of dentures) using an instrument called OHIP-EDENT-N. Significant differences in the OHIP-EDENT-N scores between pre treatment and post treatment were calculated using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test. Gender differences were assessed using the Mann-Whitney test.

Results: After provision of new complete dentures, all domains of the OHIP-EDENT-N showed significant improvements except physical pain and social disability.

Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that conventional complete denture improved the OHRQoL of edentulous patients.

Keywords: Dentistry; Prosthetic dentistry.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests.

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