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.

中文翻译：

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无牙颌患者常规康复对口腔健康相关生活质量影响的问卷调查研究

目的

本研究旨在确定全口义齿是否能改善无牙颌患者的口腔健康相关生活质量 (OHRQoL)，并评估与年龄、性别和 OHRQoL 相关的任何关联。

材料与方法

本研究选择了数百名需要常规全口义齿治疗的无牙颌患者。确定了以下纳入标准：双颌无牙颌，既往无义齿治疗史，也无重要病史。选择满足与 I 类修复诊断指数相关的标准的患者。使用称为 OHIP-EDENT-N 的仪器对患者的 OHRQoL 进行了两次评估，一次是治疗前（第一次就诊时），一次是治疗后（插入假牙后 8 周）。使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验计算治疗前和治疗后 OHIP-EDENT-N 评分的显着差异。使用 Mann-Whitney 检验评估性别差异。

结果

提供新的全口义齿后，OHIP-EDENT-N 的所有领域都显示出显着改善，但身体疼痛和社交障碍除外。

结论

本研究结果表明，传统全口义齿改善了无牙颌患者的 OHRQoL。