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Denture quality has a minimal effect on health-related quality of life in patients with removable dentures.
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Journal of Oral Rehabilitation . Nov2011, Vol. 38 Issue 11, p818-826. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Summary The present study examined the association of denture quality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with removable dentures. In a study of 171 consecutive patients with removable partial dentures or complete dentures (mean age: 68·0 ± 9·3 years) at a university-based prosthodontic clinic, dentists rated two aspects of denture quality (stability and aesthetics) using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). HRQoL was evaluated using the mental and physical component summary (MCS and PCS) scores of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36). Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was evaluated using the Oral Health Impact Profile-Japanese version (OHIP-J). The associations among denture quality, OHRQoL, and HRQoL were examined by linear regression models. Bivariable linear regression analyses revealed that denture stability was significantly associated with the SF-36 MCS [regression coefficient = 0·52 for a 10-unit increase in denture stability on a 0-100 VAS, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0·03-1·00, P = 0·04], but not with the PCS (0·11, 95% CI: −0·49 to 0·70). Denture aesthetics was not related to the PCS or the MCS (0·22, 95% CI: −0·44 to 0·88 or 0·07, 95%CI: −0·47 to 0·62). When OHIP-J was added to the regression model, this variable was substantially and significantly associated with the MCS and PCS summary scores; in addition, the regression coefficient for denture quality decreased in magnitude and was statistically nonsignificant in all analyses. The quality of removable dentures had a minimal effect on HRQoL in patients with removable dentures, and this association was mediated by OHRQoL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305182X
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66283431
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.2011.02222.x