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Impact of dentures on oral health related quality of life in assisted living facility elders in Bathinda city, Punjab | |
Dr. Jitender Kaur, Dr. Mandeep Kaur, Dr. Inderpreet Kaur, Dr. Jatinder Singh, Dr. Kawaldeep Singh | |
Background: Dentures can enhance older people's dental function and looks, but they may lower quality of life in terms of oral health. It is necessary to conduct more research to understand how wearing denture impacts overall health and wellbeing of residents of assisted living facilities. Materials and Methods: A self-administered, pretested questionnaire with two sections was used in a cross-sectional study with 487 residents in old-age homes in the city of Bathinda. The questionnaire's first section contains details on demographics, the length of residence in an old-age home, and information about caring for and using dentures. The questionnaire's Oral Health Impact Profile is the second component (OHIP). Using version 20.0 IBM SPSS Statistics, descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test, and correlation were utilized to present and analyse the data. Statistics were deemed significant at P ≤ 0.05. Results: In this study, the total satisfaction rate for complete denture (CD) and removable partial denture (RPD) users with favourable responses was 21.4% and 23.7%, respectively. These results were statistically significant (P=0.028) and showed a positive correlation, between CD and RPD users. Conclusion: The overall satisfaction rate of RPD users was greater than the overall satisfaction rate of CD users, aesthetics mostly influences the satisfaction of dentures, and the overall OHIP for denture users who have worn them for one to five years was high. |
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