Trends in Clinical and Medical Sciences
Special issue: Recent developments of medical and surgical research (2023), pp. 191 – 197
ISSN: 2791-0814 (online) 2791-0806 (Print)
DOI: 10.30538/psrp-tmcs2023.si-rdmsr025
ISSN: 2791-0814 (online) 2791-0806 (Print)
DOI: 10.30538/psrp-tmcs2023.si-rdmsr025
A study on denture needs and their fulfilment in Indian geriatric population
Sumant Kumar Singh\(^{1}\), Amit Kumar Srivastava\(^{2,*}\) and Manoj Kumar\(^{3}\)
\(^{1}\) Associate Professor, Department of Dental Surgery, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, 273003, India.
\(^2\) Associate Professor, Department of Dental Surgery, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, 273003, India.
\(^3\) Professor, Department of Dental Surgery, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, 273003, India.
Correspondence should be addressed to Amit Kumar Srivastava at amit.radc@gmail.com
Copyright © 2023 Sumant Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Srivastava and Manoj Kumar. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: December 30, 2022 – Accepted: February 20, 2023 – Published: April 15, 2023
Abstract
Context: The dental needs of elderly are changing and growing. Prosthetic rehabilitation can positively impact the quality of life of an elderly edentulous patient.
Aims: 1) Estimate denture needs by analysing number of edentulous patients requiring dentures and the factors depriving them for the complete denture rehabilitation. 2) Analyse the quality of dentures and relate it to their satisfaction with prosthetic rehabilitation.
Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 847 patients over a period of 10 months. The sample size was divided into the edentulous patients deprived of dentures and the denture user groups. Each groups were examined clinically and interviewed with a separate close ended, prevalidated multiple choice questionnaire. The questionnaires were available in English as well as Hindi to promote better understanding.
Statistical Analysis: Discrete (categorical) datas were summarized in frequency and compared by using chi-square (\(\chi^{2}\)) test, with P< 0.05 considered statistically significant.
Results: 1) 68% of the sample were deprived of removable complete denture and 53% denture wearer were unsatisfied with their existing denture. 2)Significant association between gender and distance of dental facility from residence of patients. 3) Difficulty in eating was the prime reason for complete denture requirement (38.55%).4) (38.89%) patients, wearing denture needs relining or rebasing.
Conclusion: Strategies are to be planned by health care providers to make oral health care and denture treatment available to this unprivileged section of the society.
Aims: 1) Estimate denture needs by analysing number of edentulous patients requiring dentures and the factors depriving them for the complete denture rehabilitation. 2) Analyse the quality of dentures and relate it to their satisfaction with prosthetic rehabilitation.
Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 847 patients over a period of 10 months. The sample size was divided into the edentulous patients deprived of dentures and the denture user groups. Each groups were examined clinically and interviewed with a separate close ended, prevalidated multiple choice questionnaire. The questionnaires were available in English as well as Hindi to promote better understanding.
Statistical Analysis: Discrete (categorical) datas were summarized in frequency and compared by using chi-square (\(\chi^{2}\)) test, with P< 0.05 considered statistically significant.
Results: 1) 68% of the sample were deprived of removable complete denture and 53% denture wearer were unsatisfied with their existing denture. 2)Significant association between gender and distance of dental facility from residence of patients. 3) Difficulty in eating was the prime reason for complete denture requirement (38.55%).4) (38.89%) patients, wearing denture needs relining or rebasing.
Conclusion: Strategies are to be planned by health care providers to make oral health care and denture treatment available to this unprivileged section of the society.
Keywords:
Edentulism; Prosthetic rehabilitation; Geriatric population; Denturist.