Open AccessCauses of Complete Removable Denture Renewal: A Tunisian Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Y. Tayachi,
O. Tayari,
Rabeb Bedhief,
J. Jaouadi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eas journal of dentistry and oral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-7324
pISSN - 2663-1849
DOI - 10.36349/easjdom.2022.v04i01.005
Subject(s) - dentures , dentistry , medicine , prosthesis , quality of life (healthcare) , rehabilitation , oral health , dental prosthesis , confounding , patient satisfaction , cross sectional study , test (biology) , orthodontics , physical therapy , nursing , implant , surgery , paleontology , pathology , biology
The renewal of removable dentures is often suggested to denture wearers subject to discomfort. However, the impact of this rehabilitation on patients’ oral health related quality of life and their removable dentures related satisfaction is still unknown. This study was aimed at assessing these patient-centered outcomes and the potential impact of different factors. Materials and methods: • In our study, the most appropriate parameters to assess the prosthetic quality have been collected to evaluate the satisfaction perceived by patients about their denture; their complaints and the causes of the refabrication. • A completely new questionnaire has been drawn up including: Reason patients requested new dentures (fit, esthetics, broken denture, wear, recommandations of dentist, extractions), satisfaction with the old prosthesis (general, retention, stability, comfort, pronunciation, chewing, esthetics), and technical quality of the old prosthesis as assessed by a dentist (stability, retention, fit, border, wear, esthetics). • Gender, age and socio-economic status were included as confounding variables • Fifty patients have been included in the survey, they have undergone a clinical examination, and we have filled out the questionnaire anonymously. The Chi2 test, ANOVA test, and Pearson correlation test have been employed to relate clinical and anamnestic factors to the causes of removable denture renewal.