From: Influence of the renewal of removable dentures on oral health related quality of life
Variable parameters before rehabilitation | RD experience | Types of prosthetic rehabilitation (renewal RD group only) | ||||||
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Renewal RD group n = 43 | Control group n = 16 | Student t test | Bi-maxillary complete RD n = 17 | Uni-maxillary complete RD n = 14 | Uni-maxillary partial RD n = 5 | Bi-maxillary partial RD n = 7 | ANOVA procedure | |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value | |
Oral health related quality of life assessment (GOHAI questionnaire) | ||||||||
GOHAI-Add | 40.6 ± 10.3 | 45 ± 12.1 | 0.17 | 36.5 ± 10.0 | 44.9 ± 10.9 | 39.2 ± 5.9 | 43.1 ± 10.2 | 0.13 |
Functional field | 13.2 ± 4.4 | 13.8 ± 5.2 | 0.63 | 10.8 ± 4.8 | 15.2 ± 3.6 | 13.4 ± 2.2 | 14.6 ± 4.2 | 0.03 |
Psychosocial field | 15.7 ± 5.1 | 18.6 ± 5.1 | 0.05 | 13.9 ± 5.3 | 17.3 ± 5.1 | 15.4 ± 3.4 | 16.7 ± 5.5 | 0.31 |
Pain or discomfort field | 11.7 ± 2.5 | 12.6 ± 4.3 | 0.31 | 11.7 ± 2.1 | 11.9 ± 3.0 | 10.4 ± 2.5 | 11.9 ± 2.6 | 0.81 |
Patient’s RD-related satisfaction assessment (MGDSI questionnaire) | ||||||||
Ease of cleaning | 80.0 ± 26.9 | NA | 70.6 ± 36.2 | 89.0 ± 13.1 | 84.0 ± 27.6 | 94.3 ± 6.4 | 0.13 | |
General satisfaction | 59.7 ± 35.1 | NA | 51.3 ± 39.7 | 68.7 ± 31.8 | 54.8 ± 28.2 | 65.4 ± 29.9 | 0.55 | |
Ability to speak | 67.4 ± 35.6 | NA | 58.9 ± 40.8 | 75.8 ± 33.0 | 60.2 ± 24.9 | 76.1 ± 33.5 | 0.51 | |
Comfort | 64.8 ± 35.5 | NA | 48.6 ± 42.2 | 76.0 ± 29.8 | 55.8 ± 20.6 | 88.3 ± 11.6 | 0.03 | |
Aesthetic | 65.6 ± 34.2 | NA | 53.2 ± 40.9 | 76.3 ± 26.7 | 70.0 ± 28.9 | 71.1 ± 29.7 | 0.28 | |
Stability | 59.7 ± 36.0 | NA | 53.2 ± 41.2 | 64.7 ± 35.5 | 62.0 ± 29.5 | 63.9 ± 32.0 | 0.82 | |
Chewing ability | 51.6 ± 29.2 | NA | 46.7 ± 29.7 | 52.6 ± 32.2 | 50.6 ± 27.9 | 62.1 ± 25.7 | 0.72 | |
Chewing efficiency | 49.9 ± 31.0 | NA | 41.4 ± 29.8 | 57.3 ± 35.0 | 45.0 ± 23.3 | 59.5 ± 29.6 | 0.42 | |
Oral condition | 53.4 ± 33.5 | NA | 51.9 ± 37.6 | 50.3 ± 32.7 | 46.2 ± 24.3 | 68.1 ± 32.4 | 0.64 |