Wahbi Reem H, Elamin Elfatih I
Sharourah Armed Forces Hospital, Sharourah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, e-mail:
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2018 Jan 1;19(1):102-108. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2220.
Tooth loss can affect a patient's quality-of-life (QoL), impacting on aspects, such as nutritional intake, psychological status, self-image, and daily engaging in social interaction. The purpose of this study was to assess the oral health-related QoL (OHRQoL) among adult Sudanese patients wearing removable partial dentures (RPDs) by utilizing oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) to assess patient satisfaction with their dentures.
The study population included 370 adult patients wearing RPDs. Of these, 99 were males and 271 females with the age range of 35 to above 60 years. Self-reported questionnaires were distributed randomly to be completed by the participants from each health sector after having read a consent letter. Two measures interpreting the OHIP-14 scales (sum and prevalence) were utilized for data collection. The relationship of patients' demographic characteristics, general and oral health status, and denture characteristics with their OHRQoL was investigated. The data were processed and analyzed by means of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
The means of OHIP-14 sum and OHIP-14 prevalence of partial denture wearers were 10.9 + 7.8 and 18.9% respectively. The most problematic aspects of OHIP-14 were functional limitation and psychological disability. On the contrary, the participants had little problem as a handicap and social disability aspects. The self-reported oral health, regular follow-up, denture satisfaction, duration of denture wearing use of the denture while eating, and frequency of denture cleaning positively contribute to oral health-related quality.
Loss of teeth and use of RPD significantly affect patients' oral health status and QoL. Patients who are satisfied with their dentures have a better QoL than their unsatisfied counterparts.
牙齿缺失会影响患者的生活质量（QoL），对营养摄入、心理状态、自我形象以及日常社交互动等方面产生影响。本研究的目的是通过使用口腔健康影响程度量表-14（OHIP-14）来评估佩戴可摘局部义齿（RPD）的成年苏丹患者的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL），以评估患者对其假牙的满意度。
研究人群包括370名佩戴RPD的成年患者。其中，男性99名，女性271名，年龄范围在35岁至60岁以上。在阅读同意书后，向每个卫生部门的参与者随机分发自我报告问卷以供填写。使用两种解读OHIP-14量表的指标（总和及患病率）进行数据收集。研究了患者的人口统计学特征、一般和口腔健康状况以及假牙特征与他们的OHRQoL之间的关系。数据通过社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）进行处理和分析。
局部义齿佩戴者的OHIP-14总和及OHIP-14患病率的平均值分别为10.9 + 7.8和18.9%。OHIP-14最成问题的方面是功能受限和心理障碍。相反，参与者在残障和社会障碍方面问题较少。自我报告的口腔健康、定期随访、假牙满意度、佩戴假牙的持续时间、进食时使用假牙的情况以及假牙清洁频率对口腔健康相关质量有积极贡献。
牙齿缺失和使用RPD会显著影响患者的口腔健康状况和生活质量。对假牙满意的患者比不满意的患者生活质量更好。
