Efeito da reabilitação oral com próteses totais convencionais sobre os estímulos perceptivos e a qualidade de vida

• Autor(a) principal: Kataoka, Laís [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/203113; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2019-04-18/000912543.pdf
• topic: Idosos; Prótese total; Reabilitação bucal; Percepção; Denture, Complete

Aging causes several modifications throughout the human body, including the stomatognathic system. A large portion of elderly suffers teeth loss along life and needs prosthetic treatment for devolution of the masticatory function. Many individuals opt for conventional complete dentures that might cause some oral discomfort and impact on the quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of oral rehabilitation with conventional complete dentures on stimulus perception and the quality of life. Patients from Complete Denture Clinic of Araçatuba Dental School and from the Clinic of Prosthesis Specialization Course of São Paulo Dental Surgeon Association- Araçatuba, were selected according to the previously established inclusion criteria. The selected patients signed a Consent Form. This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Araçatuba Dental School (Opinion 1.165.721/2015). Before the new prostheses installation (T0), all the patients answered the Perception questionnaire and were submitted to the evaluation of quality of life (QoL) by the application of the Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire for edentulous patients (OHIP-EDENT). The procedures above were repeated 30 (T1) and 100 days (T2) after the new prostheses installation. The data obtained from the Perception questionnaire were submitted to Q Cochran Test and the data obtained from OHIP-EDENT questionnaire were submitted to Kruskal-Wallis test, both with 5% significance (p<0.05). Fifteen patients, with mean age of 65 years, agreed to participate in this study. In relation to the Perception questionnaire, there was a statistical difference in oral discomfort at T2. In relation to OHIP-EDENT questionnaire there were statistical difference in the Masticatory-related complaints, Pain and oral discomfort and Psychological disability domains with higher negative impact at T1. It was concluded that the effects...