[Evaluation of periodontal health of Congolese in consultation in dental services of Kinshasa City].

Context: Periodontal diseases are multifactorial infectious pathologies. They affect tissues of support of the tooth and so end in dental losses. No sector of society is spared.

[Influence of the removable partial denture acrylic resin on oral health and quality of life].

Objective: This study aims to evaluate dental decay incidence and DMF index, plaque index and gingival index, and to assess the satisfaction/dissatisfaction in acrylic removal partial denture wearers (ARPD) and in partial edentate no wearers. It aims to improve the therapeutic management in prosthetic oral rehabilitation in DR Congo.

Material And Methods: This prospective cohort interventional randomized study on 376 patients enrolled and divided into two groups (with and without denture prosthesis) was performed in University Clinics of Kinshasa, Kinshasa Medical Center and Clinic Glory during the period August 2008 to August 2010.

[Impact of the edentulousness on the quality of life related to the oral health of the Congolese].

Background: No studies on the perception of tooth loss effects in their daily lives of edentulous were performed in Congolese Bantu.

Objectives: To assess the severity of the impact of edentulism on the quality of life of partially edentulous Congolese and analyze the influence of age, sex, missing teeth, the location of gaps and pairs of posterior dental occlusion in this impact.

Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the University Clinics of Kinshasa (CUK) and the Centre Boyambi Army Hi Kinshasa/Gombe.