Oral impact of dental prosthesis use in different patterns of tooth loss.

Statement Of Problem: Tooth loss is a critical indicator of oral health and negatively impacts oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) depending on the number and location of the missing teeth. Reports of oral rehabilitation have been conflicting depending on the tooth loss pattern and prostheses provided.

Purpose: The purpose of this population-based study was to evaluate the association between the use of different dental prostheses according to different tooth loss patterns and OHRQoL.

Residual dentition, prosthesis type and oral health-related quality of life in Uruguayan adults.

Objectives: To investigate the association between different types of dental prostheses (and residual dentition) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: A population-based study with a representative sample of adults and older adults in Uruguay (2010-2011). The dependent variable was the score on the oral impact on daily performance (OIDP), and the main predictor was the pattern of tooth loss and prosthesis use.

Adult oral health-related quality of life instruments: A systematic review.

Objectives: To identify the existing OHRQoL instruments for adults, describe their scope (generic or specific), theoretical background, validation type and cross-cultural adaptation.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted, and articles presenting validation of OHRQoL instruments in adults were included. Data were collected about the validation type: external validation (correlations/associations); or internal validation (factor analysis/principal components analysis, item response theory); and cross-cultural adaptation.