TITLE:
The Effect of Partial Removable Denture Use on Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Masticatory Function, after 5 Years Use
AUTHORS:
Mantshumba Milolo Augustin, Duyck Joke, Sekele Isouradi Bourleyi, Lutula Pene Shenda, Nyimi Bushabu Fidele, Tshombe Mulamba Van, Ntumba Mulumba Kanda, Ignace Naert
KEYWORDS:
Partial Removable Denture Acrylic Resin, Mastication, and Oral Health Related Qual-ity of Life
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.6 No.10,
October
24,
2016
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether partial removable denture use indeed leads to improved oral health related quality of life and masticatory function. Materials and Methods: Partially edentulous patients presenting for removable denture treatment at the Prosthodontics Service in the Hospital Affiliated to Kinshasa University (Democratic Republic of Congo) were assessed for enrolment in this study. After applying exclusion criteria, 378 patients were included in the study, and randomly assigned into 2 groups. Oral health related quality of life (OHIP-23) and mastication time (MaT), number of chewing cycles (MaC), mastication frequency (MaF), and the sizes of the peanut fragments (FraS) were compared in both groups. Statistical significance was set at p