Shai Mureed, Amir Memood Butt, Bilal Ahmed, Nazia Yazdanie.
Oral health related quality of life in subjects with tooth agenesis and acquired missing teeth treated with removable partial dentures.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;34(4):748-51.

The objectives of this study was to assess the oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL) in patients with congenital or acquired missing teeth before and after insertion of removable partial dentures. It was a descriptive study conducted from June 2013 to December 2013. Inclusion Criteria was partially edentulous patients with congenital or acquired missing teeth and patients with no denture experience. Exclusion Criteria was tempromandibular dysfunction syndrome and diagnosed psychological subjects. A total of sixty patients (n=60) with equal gender distribution were included. Oral health impact profile OHIP-14 item questionnaire was used for the measurement of OHRQOL. Five points Likert scale responses were made. These patients filled a questionnaire twice, once before treatment and secondly two months after provision of new partial dentures. OHIP-14 (using a scale 0-4) was used to measure the OHRQOL. OHIP-14 domains functional limitation, about trouble pronouncing words (P=0.0005) and sense of taste (P=0.05), physical disability, uncomfortable to eat (P=0.005), unsatisfactory diet (P=0.005) and interrupted meals (P=0.005), psychological discomfort (P=0.0005) and tense (P=0.0005) and psychological disability (0.0005) and social disability (P=0.0005 ) was significantly improved after insertion of partial denture.

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