scholarly journals The Level of utilization and Satisfaction of Complete Denture Treatment Provided in Fiji from 2010-2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Kartika Kajal ◽  
Masoud Mohammadnezhad ◽  
Gowri Sivaramakrishnan ◽  
Kritesh Bhai ◽  
Sabiha Khan

BACKGROUND: Wearing dentures helps rehabilitate the oral health status for the older people. Due to lack of previous data, this objective of this study was to determine the level of utilization and satisfaction of complete denture treatment at dental clinics in Fiji. MATERIALS & METHODS: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 85 edentulous patients and dentures at the Fiji National University (FNU) teaching dental clinic from 2010-2016.Patients who utilized the dentures fabricated at FNU and identified as complete denture patients from 2010-2016 were included in this study. Data was collected using the denture assessment form and Oral Health Impact Profile for Edentulous Patients (OHIP-EDENT) questionnaire. Correlation test was done and p less than 0.05 was considered as level of significance. RESULTS: Participants were between the age range of 40-79 years with majority being male (54%). Greater level of satisfaction noted among 60-69 years male participants and those wearing the dentures for 3-4 years than other groups. Difficulty in chewing (40%) and food catching underneath the denture (33%) were common denture related complains. One thirds of participants reported of uncomfortable dentures while 24% had sore spots due to their dentures. More than two thirds of them, (71%) were unable to eat and enjoy food and for most patients, the vertical dimension (94%), esthetics assessment (94%), tooth selection (91%), boarder extension (78%), posterior seal (99%) and centric relation (99%) were acceptable. Patients with acceptable vertical dimension (46.1±7.6), acceptable esthetics (45.8±7.9) and boarder extension (48.0±7.2) showed greater satisfaction level compared to those with unacceptable denture characteristics. CONCLUSION: This study highlighted that satisfaction among recent denture wearers was low and majority participants portrayed poor understanding regarding denture aftercare and hygiene. It can be recommended for the teaching institutes and dental clinics to evaluate the quality of treatments and help to improve the quality of services being provided to the patients. Further study is needed to determine the in- depth perceptions of denture wearers. It also can be recommended for the patients to take heed of the post operative denture hygiene instructions being given.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosein Masoudi Rad ◽  
Hamid Neshandar Asli ◽  
Maryam Rabiei ◽  
Mehran Falahchai ◽  
Fatemeh Ghasemi

Edentulism is one of the most important oral health challenges, which results in adverse social and psychological consequences. A conventional complete denture is utmost usually used treatment modality for these patients. A few studies assessed the quality of life of patients before as well as one month after complete denture therapy. This study aimed to assess the consequence of complete denture therapy on oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients. This study was conducted on 43 edentulous patients in 2018-2019 who met the inclusion criteria. After obtaining their written informed consent and ethical approval from the university medical ethics committee, patients were requested to fill out the standardized Persian version of the oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire before as well as one month after the delivery of complete denture via an interview. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 via the Wilcoxon and MannWhitney U tests. The total score of quality of life (OHIP-14) of patients considerably improved after treatment (P<0.001). The quality of life of patients significantly improved in all domains (P<0.001) except for functional limitation (P=0.122) and physical pain (P=0.009) domains, which had a more favourable status before the denture delivery. The difference in OHIP-14 total score of patients was significant regarding sex and age before (P=0.004 and P=0.006, respectively) and after (P=0.022 and P=0.007, respectively) denture delivery. Edentulous patients showed an improvement in oral health related quality of life at one month after denture delivery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
Prashanthy. M. R ◽  
Prabu. D ◽  
Rajmohan. M

Aim: To evaluate the oral health impact profile and its relationship with their oral health status among beautician cohorts. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 147 beauticians using a simple random sampling technique. The subjects would be taken from the Porur area those who were working in the beauty parlour as a beautician. An individual interview was held, and they got a dental check-up. Oral health status was measured by WHO Proforma 2013 modification. Oral health quality of life was assessed by oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Sociodemographic data were collected and questions regarding oral hygiene measures and habits. As for data analysis, chi-square test was utilized. Results: All scores showed associations with self-rated oral health quality of life and dissatisfaction with oral health status .The dentition status and gingivitis showed statistically significant with oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) Conclusion: The study reveals that the impact of oral health does not have association with oral health problems, whereas perceived satisfaction with oral health has a better association with clinical indicators. We should motivate the oral hygiene practices among beautician cohorts. Keywords: Oral health impact profile, Oral health status, Oral health problems, dental diseases, gingivitis, periodontitis, dental caries, quality of life.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Hosein Masoudi Rad ◽  
Hamid Neshandar Asli ◽  
Maryam Rabiei ◽  
Mehran Falahchai ◽  
Fatemeh Ghasemi DDS

Edentulism is one of the most important oral health challenges, which results in adverse social and psychological consequences. A conventional complete denture is utmost usually used treatment modality for these patients. A few studies assessed the quality of life of patients before as well as one month after complete denture therapy. This study aimed to assess the consequence of complete denture therapy on oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients. This study was conducted on 43 edentulous patients in 2018-2019 who met the inclusion criteria. After obtaining their written informed consent and ethical approval from the university’s medical ethics committee, patients were requested to fill out the standardized Persian version of the oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire before as well as one month after the delivery of complete denture via an interview. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 via the Wilcoxon and MannWhitney U tests. The total score of quality of life (OHIP-14) of patients considerably improved after treatment (P<0.001). The quality of life of patients significantly improved in all domains (P<0.001) except for functional limitation (P=0.122) and physical pain (P=0.009) domains, which had a more favourable status before the denture delivery. The difference in OHIP-14 total score of patients was significant regarding sex and age before (P=0.004 and P=0.006, respectively) and after (P=0.022 and P=0.007, respectively) denture delivery. Edentulous patients showed an improvement in oral health related quality of life at one month after denture delivery.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taís De Souza Barbosa ◽  
Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião ◽  
Fábio Luiz Mialhe

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of this study was to review the literature about the relationship between gingivitis and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). <strong>Material and methods:</strong> Relevant databases were searched for articles in English, which had been published from October 1990 to February 2014. Two independent examiners selected relevant papers, by initially assessing the abstracts and subsequently the full-text articles. Selected studies were grouped based on clinical and OHRQoL instruments and submitted to qualitative analyses. <strong>Results:</strong> Out of 184 references, twelve were eligible for synthesis. All studies were cross-sectional and reported data from the following five different countries: Chile (n=2), India (n=1), Brazil (n=3), Thailand (n=5) and Sudan (n=1). The number and age of subjects included ranged from 53 to 9133 and from eight to 106 years, respectively. The following six OHRQoL instruments were used: Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP), OHIP-14, Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ), Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP), Child-OIDP and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). The different methods to evaluate the presence of gingivitis were: necrotizing ulcerative gingival lesions (n=2), Gingival Index (n=2), Community Periodontal Index (n=7) and gingival bleeding after tooth brushing (n=1). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This literature review suggests that gingivitis is associated with impairment of OHRQoL. </p>


Author(s):  
Bruno Briancini Mattiello ◽  
Marcia Borba ◽  
Diego José Gambin ◽  
Thamiris Nogueira Sacker ◽  
Joao Paulo De Carli ◽  
...  

Introduction: Implant supported prosthetic rehabilitation could re-establish the comfort and bring a confident smile to patients, allowing them to eat properly and to lead a social life free of traumas and complexes. Aim: To verify which type of implant-supported rehabilitation- overdenture or fixed denture effectively restores the comfort of the lower arch of partial edentulous patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional clinical study was performed in patients with completely edentulous lower arch treated with either overdenture (2 implants) or fixed denture (5-6 implants), obtained from a sample from Southern Brazil. The study sample was composed of 37 volunteers who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Half of them were rehabilitated with overdenture (O- ring and bar) and the other half with fixed denture (Branemark protocol). A clinical evaluation was performed to obtain the Index of Plaque (PI) and bleeding on probing indexes (BI). Three questionnaires were applied to quantify the patient’s level of satisfaction with their prosthetic treatment (OHIP-EDENT and masticatory ability questionnaires) up to one year after installation of the prosthesis. Results were analysed by the Mann-Whitney test (α=0.05). Results: All treatments were considered satisfactory regarding masticatory ability. However, fixed dentures had a statistically higher level of satisfaction compared to overdenture. There were significant differences in the mean PI and BI index between the groups. Conclusion: Both rehabilitation treatments increased the satisfaction and improved the oral health and masticatory ability of edentulous patients. However, although patients rehabilitated with fixed dentures presented higher level of satisfaction, they also showed higher plaque and bleeding on probing indexes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Fernandes MESTRINER ◽  
Aline dos Santos Queiroz de ALMEIDA ◽  
Luana Pinho de MESQUITA ◽  
Alexandre Fávero BULGARELLI ◽  
Wilson MESTRINER JUNIOR

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the oral health status and socio-economic conditions of the elderly, which are users of the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS) and its relationship to a subjective indicator of impacts of oral conditions on quality of life (Oral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14). METHODS: It is a descriptive cross-sectional exploratory study developed in the second semester of 2011. The sample consisted of 76 elderly (65-74 years old) users of the public dental service at the Dental Specialties Center at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The methodological strategy adopted for data collection was the structured interview and secondary data were obtained from medical records and reports. To perform the statistical analysis it was used an exploratory analysis of multivariate data by means of STATA Software. RESULTS: The frequencies of the dimensions of the OHIP-14 with the greatest impact were pain (13.16%) and psychological distress (14.47%). The low impact association was represented by social disability (71%) and social disadvantage (63%). The gender, type of housing, necessity and prosthesis wearing were not associated with measures of quality of life related to oral health. It was observed a good correlation between the perception (r = 0.542, p <0.001), a moderate association between higher income (r = 0.28, p <0.01) and the scores of the OHIP. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the elderly which reported good self-perception of oral health and good income have expressed the perception that oral health reflects a good impact on quality of life.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
João Gato Marques ◽  
Cecília Rozan ◽  
Luís Proença ◽  
André Peixoto ◽  
Cristina Manso

To investigate the self-reported impact of hyposalivation/xerostomia on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) reported by polymedicated patients and evaluate the association between hyposalivation/xerostomia and OHRQoL. A cross-sectional observational study was performed on 40 polymedicated patients selected from the Clínica Dentária Egas Moniz. The subjects signed a consent form, answered a questionnaire to assess xerostomia via the Summated Xerostomia Inventory (SXI-PL) and The Portuguese short version of the Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire (OHIP-14sp), and underwent sialometry evaluation. Patients with hyposalivation showed higher scores of SXI-PL (8.60 ± 2.56) and OHIP-14sp (16.0 ± 15.8). These findings suggest an association between hyposalivation and SXI-PL and OHIP-14sp scores (p < 0.05).


Author(s):  
Muath Alrashed ◽  
Ali Alqerban

Summary Background Malocclusion is a deviation from an anatomical norm that occurs in various populations. Evidence shows that it has physical and psychological implications as well as an influence on the patient’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Self-perception of oral health plays an important role in the understanding of malocclusion’s influence on the quality of life. Malocclusion has been reported to impair a patient’s function, appearance, interpersonal relationships and psychological well-being. Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years with malocclusion are at increased risk for having a high level of OHRQoL compared with those without malocclusion. Search methods The Ovid Medline, Embase and Scopus databases were used to identify studies measuring the association between malocclusion and HRQoL. Selection criteria Only cross-sectional studies were included, and the following inclusion criteria were used: subjects were systemically healthy; data were available for untreated malocclusion and OHRQoL; malocclusion was measured by Dental Aesthetic Index and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs; OHRQoL was assessed by Child Perception Questionnaire, Child Oral Health Impact Profile and Child Oral Health Impact Profile; and the paper was published in English. Data collection and analysis Data were extracted by two independent reviewers. The Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (AXIS) was used to establish the risk of bias, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) evidence quality assessment tool was used to assess the impact of malocclusion on adolescents across studies. Results The initial search yielded 530 papers. Eleven cross-sectional studies were included in the meta-analyses, and all data describing the relationship between malocclusion and OHRQoL were gathered via a structured questionnaire. Our results showed that malocclusion is linked to decreased OHRQoL in children and adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years in continuously analysed studies. However, in dichotomously analysed studies, it was shown that young people without malocclusion are linked to decreased OHRQoL. Conclusions Adolescents with severe levels of malocclusion might have among the worst levels of OHRQoL. The effects of malocclusion on OHRQoL were influenced by the age of the adolescents as well as by their culture and environment. Registration PROSPERO (CRD42020178657).


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Colturato Joaquim Gatto ◽  
Artênio José Ísper Garbin ◽  
José Eduardo Corrente ◽  
Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin

ABSTRACT Introduction: Orthodontic treatment aims at oral health and restoration of function as main objectives, however, psychological and social effects end up being the main reason for the demand for treatment. Objective: To determine the association between the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), the need for orthodontic treatment and bullying among Brazilian teenagers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. To assess the malocclusion, the Dental Aesthetic Index was used. And the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 was used to analyze the OHRQoL. The Kidscape questionnaire was used to investigate cases of bullying. The following variables were also included: previous orthodontic treatment and a desire to fix the teeth to improve one’s appearance. Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression considering the poor OHRQoL as a response variable. Results: 815 teenagers participated in the study. There was a statistically significant association between oral health-related quality of life and the variables: previous orthodontic treatment (p= 0.0270), desire to fix the teeth (p< 0.0001), sex (p= 0.0309), history of being a victim of bullying (p< 0.0001), frequency of bullying episodes (p= 0.0170), and consequences of bullying (p< 0.0001). The following were considered as risk factors for poor OHRQoL: lack of previous orthodontic treatment (OR = 2.191) and negative consequences of bullying (OR = 3.042). Conclusion: The need for orthodontic treatment was not associated with the OHRQoL; however, bullying and previous orthodontic treatment had a statistically significant association with this variable.


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