Quality of Life wi th RemovableDentures

Goal: To measure change in a quality of life after treatment withremovabledintDresandtodescribe differences inqualityoa life inpaDientswith new and worn out dentures. Materials and methods: Measuring instrument was OHIP-49, translated from English into one of the languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sample consisted of patients who wanfedtemake/jhtscemobile dentures orcaae toresairsbfokendentnrds. Conpnnhen-sibility of the OHIP-BH49 was tested on a sub-sample of patients. Three measurements were made: before and after the insertion of dentu res and when patients came to repair their mobile dentures. results: Sample consisted of 67 patients: 32 patients who sought prosthetic treatment, and 35 who came to repair their broken dentures. We received 89.7% correctly filled questionnaires. Minor changes were made in four (4) questions. Statistical analysis performed with the T-test revealed the significant differences, before and after the treatment with mobile dentures (t=39.5, p<0.001). There was a significant difference in OHIP score s in patients with a new dentures, compared to the patients who had worn out dentures (t=44.30, p<0.001). Substantial differences, between OHIP scores, regarding the time of wearing dentures or patientsʹ age were not observed. Discussion: Patients who wore dentures longer than 5 years.zhowedbettmqual i Dyoflihh.bDoaasrtdey bDcane nccustombdto the desteaes. Conclusions: Self-reported life quality improved considerably after insertion of a new dentures. Patients with a new dentures showed significantly better quality of life than patients with worn out dentures.OnsfD art otteIIPvalidation ir toem^ftzegdvitntr asbeendone.