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Denture problems and the quality of life in a Dutch elderly population
Author(s) -
Heyink Joost,
Schaub Rob
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01532.x
Subject(s) - dentures , medicine , affect (linguistics) , quality of life (healthcare) , dentistry , quality (philosophy) , population , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , psychology , philosophy , communication , epistemology
The quality of complete dentures among the Dutch elderly population is often rather poor. Besides, complaints are frequently reported. It is unclear whether these denture problems affect the quality of life. In this study the relationship between the presence of denture problems and the perceived quality of life was considered. Thirty‐one edentulous individuals, over 55 yr of age, were interviewed and clinically examined. The results show a significant relationship between the denture variables “quality”, “satisfaction” and “complaints”. Quality of life is weakly correlated with the quality of the dentures, but not with the other main denture variables. Some implications of these findings are briefly discussed.