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A Six‐Month Assessment of Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life of Complete Denture Wearers Using Denture Adhesive: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Nicolas Emmanuel,
Veyrune Jeanluc,
Lassauzay Claire
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2010.00601.x
Subject(s) - edentulism , dentures , medicine , masticatory force , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , dentistry , psychosocial , nursing , psychiatry
Purpose: Edentulism and conventional complete denture treatment have been shown to have a negative impact on oral health quality of life (OHQoL). The use of an adhesive agent can provide an alternative to implant‐supported prostheses. The objective of this study was to show that new complete dentures using a denture adhesive (DA) improve oral health‐related quality of life. Materials and Methods: The oral health QoL of 143 patients was assessed after 3 months of wearing new complete dentures. Fourteen participants presented a low geriatric oral health assessment index (GOHAI) score and were included in this study and asked to use a DA. Oral health QoL and masticatory parameters were assessed at the beginning of the study, then at 3 and 6 months. Results: Significant improvements were observed in the scores obtained for each field of GOHAI (function, pain, discomfort, psychosocial); however, even after use of the DA, no statistically significant change in masticatory parameters was found. Conclusions: These results show that using a DA may improve subjects’ ability to manage conventional dentures and enhance their oral quality of life. A larger, prospective, multicenter study is subsequently needed to confirm these results.