Oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients after complete dentures relining
Background/Aim. Tooth loss affects oral health-related life quality. More than a third of edentulous patients are not fully satisfied with their complete dentures and mainly complain of insufficient stability, retention, and pain during mastication. Solving the problem may include relining...
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| Language: | English |
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Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501504307K.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background/Aim. Tooth loss affects oral health-related life quality. More
than a third of edentulous patients are not fully satisfied with their
complete dentures and mainly complain of insufficient stability, retention,
and pain during mastication. Solving the problem may include relining by
materials that are based on silicone or acrylic. The aim of this study was to
determine the level of patients’ satisfaction before and after relining upper
dentures with soft and rigid liners. Methods. The patients (n = 24) were
divided into two study groups. Maxillary denture relining of the first group
of patients was performed with hard acrylic based resins while in the second
group of patients complete denture was relined with a silicone-based soft
liner. They were asked the questions from the specifically adapted the Oral
Health Impact Profile Questionnaire for edentulous patients before and three
months after relining dentures. Results. After relining the patients showed a
higher degree of satisfaction with their dentures in all the tested domains
(masticatory function, psychological discomfort, social disability and
retention and hygiene). The patients with soft denture relines were more
satisfied. Conclusion. Relining of maxillary complete dentures significantly
positively impacts the quality of life of patients in all the tested domains
(masticatory function, psychological discomfort, social disability, pain and
oral hygiene). Better results were achieved using a silicone-based soft
liner, which recommends it as the material of choice for relining dentures. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-8450 |