Open AccessTooth loss, chewing ability and quality of life
Author(s) -
Marcelo Carlos Bortoluzzi,
Jefferson Traebert,
Renata Lasta,
Thaiany Naila da Rosa,
Diogo Lenzi Capella,
Andréia Antoniuk Presta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.107424
Subject(s) - mann–whitney u test , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , tooth loss , analysis of variance , physical therapy , observational study , physical disability , dentistry , nursing
The aim of this study was to observe the tooth loss over age in a sample of Brazilian patients and analyze their ability to chew, relating it to how much is the loss of oral function impact over the quality of life (QoL).