The effects of dental prostheses to the quality of life among the elderly

Hur, Ik-Gang; Lee, Tae-Yong; Dong, Jin-Keun; Hong, Song-Hee

doi:10.4047/jkap.2010.48.2.101

J Korean Acad Prosthodont. 2010 Apr;48(2):101-110. Korean.
Published online Apr 30, 2010.
https://doi.org/10.4047/jkap.2010.48.2.101

Original Article

The effects of dental prostheses to the quality of life among the elderly

Ik-Gang Hur, MD, PhD,¹ Tae-Yong Lee, MD, PhD,¹ Jin-Keun Dong, DDS, MSD, PhD,² and Song-Hee Hong, MA³

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- ¹Department of Medicine, Graduate School Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
- ²Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
- ³Department of Public Health, Graduate School Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Corresponding Author: Ik-Gang Hur. M Dental Clinic, #923 Gwanpyoung-dong, Youseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-509, Korea. +82 42 671 2875: Email: hursem@hanmail.net

Received February 23, 2010; Revised March 13, 2010; Accepted March 23, 2010.

Abstract

Purpose

This study has been conducted in order to examine the oral health status and dental prostheses status, and the effects of dental prostheses to the oral health related quality of life among the elderly using social welfare centers.

Material and methods

For this purpose, the researcher conducted a questionnaire survey and oral examination of 275 samples of old persons using 7 social welfare centers located in Daejeon metropolitan city. The oral health related quality of life was measured by GOHAI (Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index).

Results

1. The less age and the more education and the more subjective economic status and living with spouse of family status, the higher GOHAI showed. 2. Mean age of first using of removable denture is 62.11 years old and average life cycle of removable denture is 10.76years. 57.5% of study subjects use removable denture and complete denture user of study subjects are 13.8%. 3. In the case that they use fixed prostheses rather than removable ones and in the complete denture they use both sides (upper and lower) rather than single side, showed higher GOHAI. 4. In the case that they showed higher degrees of satisfaction with dental prostheses and can use them always and showed no necessity for new dental prostheses and denture adaptation is good, GOHAI showed higher.

Conclusion

In order to improve oral health related quality of life among the elderly who have many missing teeth, it is required to restore their masticatory ability to the normal level by restoring the missing teeth which has lost its function through providing proper dental prostheses.

Keywords

Elderly; Dental prostheses; Quality of life; Masticatory ability index; GOHAI

Tables

Table I
General characteristics and GOHAI score

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Table II
Dental prostheses status of study subjects

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Table III
Dental prostheses status of study subjects by age group (Unit: Number (%), Mean ± SD)

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Table IV
The relations of dental prostheses status to self-rated oral health status (Unit: Number (%))

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Table V
The relations of dental prostheses status to chewing discomfort (Unit: Number (%))

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Table VI
The relations of dental prostheses status to speaking problem (Unit: Number (%))

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Table VII
The relations of dental prostheses status to masticatory ability index

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Table VIII
The relations of dental prostheses status to GOHAI

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Table IX
The relations of perceived dental prostheses to GOHAI

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