Impact of dentures on oral health-related quality of life

INTRODUCTION: Stomatoprothetic dentures are one of the factors of oral health and life quality of people of all ages. The aim of the paper is to make a connection between the oral health quality and quality of life on one side and the type of denture on the other. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This research study was conducted on the sample of 360 patients singled out in three numerically identical groups as follows: group I - patients treated with fixed dentures, group 11 - patients treated with mobile dentures, and group III -patients treated with both fixed and mobile dentures. The oral health quality was observed via five parameters: anamnestic data, symptoms of ill-functioning of basic functions instomatogenic system (chewing and speech), extra oral examination, intraoral examination, and dental abilities. For some oral health quality parameters, the index of quality was determined. RESULTS: Analyses of our three target groups of patients indicated that the patients from group I (treated with fixed dentures) suffered the least negative effects in line with the observed parameters; they are followed by patients from group III (combined dentures) and patients from group 11 (mobile dentures), respectively. CONCLUSION: Our research study showed that some oral health parameters have different impacts on health and life quality in patients treated with different stornatoprosthetic dentures.