A study of the emotional effects of tooth loss in an edentulous Gujarati population and its association with depression.

Context: To fully estimate the burden of illness due to edentulism and establish valid treatment outcomes measures in this regard, it is equally important to study its psychosocial repercussions.

Aims: The aim was to conduct a study to explore the emotional reactions to tooth loss, screen for current depressive symptoms and test for association between the two; among an edentulous Gujarati population.

Settings And Design: A total of 147 edentulous people visiting the Prosthodontics Department were surveyed.