Saba Faruqui, Syeda Malika Haider, Naseer Ahmed.
Esthetic and function evaluation after treatment with removable dentures by patients, lay persons, dentists in a dental school of Pakistan.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;35(4):730-4.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of treatment on oral health related-quality of life and to estimate facial appearance change after the construction of removable dentures by patients, lay persons and dentists. In this cross-sectional study,a total of 100 patients restored with removable dentures were included. A specific questionnaire for patients based on oral health impact profile (OHIP-14)1 was used to collect information on oral health related quality of life. For esthetic evaluation patients were given options of “not at all satisfied, not very satisfied, neutral, somewhat satisfied and very satisfied” of their appearance, after the insertion of dentures. Additionally patients profile pictures were arranged randomly and in pair form; were shown to lay persons and dentists and they had to answer the following question: “Do you judge this face as unpleasant, barely pleasant and very pleasant”. After rehabilitation with removable dentures all patients showed significant improvement, higher level of satisfaction and improve esthetics. The lay persons and dentists remarked the same. Removable dentures may have a positive impact on oral health related quality of life and patient considered their post-treatment facial appearance better than before treatment and both lay persons and dentists agree with this evaluation.

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