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Oral health-related quality of life of older adults living in long-term care facilities and its association with dental prosthesis use and condition

OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association of oral health-related quality of life with prosthetic rehabilitation status and dental prosthesis condition in residents of Brazilian long-term care facilities. METHODS: The oral health-related quality of life of older adults (n = 1...

Prosthetic rehabilitation with removable dentures positively influences quality of life in older patients: a systematic review

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review assessed the effects of prosthetic rehabilitation with removable dentures on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in older adults. METHODS: A comprehensive electronic search was conducted in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases to identify r...

Impact of mandibular conventional denture and overdenture on quality of life and masticatory efficiency

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The aim of this non-randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life and masticatory efficiency of patients rehabilitated with mandibular two-implant overdentures with immediate loading or conventional dentures. Fifty completely edentulous patients wea...