Al-Omiri Mahmoud K, Karasneh Jumana A, Lynch Edward, Lamey Philip-John, Clifford Thomas J
Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Int Dent J. 2009 Jun;59(3):127-32.
Aesthetics and function of the orofacial region are very important aspects of human life which may be affected by tooth loss and impact on the quality of life. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of anterior tooth loss on patients' quality of life and satisfaction with their dentition.
Fifty partially edentulous patients with missing anterior teeth and 50 control subjects who had no missing teeth were recruited into the study. The control subjects matched the patients by age, gender, and level of education. A Dental Impact on Daily Living questionnaire was used to assess dental impacts on daily living and satisfaction with the dentition.
Tooth loss has a definite measurable impact on patients' daily living and satisfaction with their appearance, pain levels, oral comfort, general performance, and eating capacities (p = 0.000). Age and level of education had no effect on patients' total satisfaction with their dentition and daily living. However, females were less satisfied with appearance, general performance and eating (p = 0.003, 0.005 and 0.007 respectively) than males. There were significant correlations between the number of missing anterior teeth and patients' total satisfaction (p = 0.028) and patients satisfaction with appearance, oral comfort, general performance, and eating dimensions (p = 0.001, 0.048, 0.011 and 0.009 respectively).
Tooth loss has definitive impact on patients' satisfaction with their dentition regardless of personal factors such as age, gender and level of education. The higher the number of missing teeth the lower the levels of satisfaction with the dentition and daily living.
口腔颌面部的美观与功能是人类生活中非常重要的方面，可能会受到牙齿缺失的影响，并对生活质量产生冲击。本研究的目的是确定前牙缺失对患者生活质量以及对其牙列满意度的影响。
招募了50名有前牙缺失的部分牙列缺损患者和50名无牙齿缺失的对照受试者。对照受试者在年龄、性别和教育程度方面与患者相匹配。使用《日常生活中的牙齿影响问卷》来评估牙齿对日常生活的影响以及对牙列的满意度。
牙齿缺失对患者的日常生活以及对外貌、疼痛程度、口腔舒适度、总体表现和进食能力的满意度有明确的可测量影响（p = 0.000）。年龄和教育程度对患者对牙列和日常生活的总体满意度没有影响。然而，女性在对外貌、总体表现和进食方面的满意度低于男性（分别为p = 0.003、0.005和0.007）。前牙缺失的数量与患者的总体满意度（p = 0.028）以及患者对外貌、口腔舒适度、总体表现和进食维度的满意度之间存在显著相关性（分别为p = 0.001、0.048、0.011和0.009）。
无论年龄、性别和教育程度等个人因素如何，牙齿缺失对患者对牙列的满意度都有决定性影响。缺失牙齿的数量越多，对牙列和日常生活的满意度水平越低。
