Relationship Between Masticatory Function Impairment and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Edentulous Patients: An Interventional Study.

Samille Biasi MirandaAnna Paula da Rosa PossebonAlessandra Julie SchusterRaissa Micaella Marcello-MachadoLuciana de Rezende PintoFernanda Faot

Published in: Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists (2019)

Implant-retained mandibular overdentures eliminate the problems that lead to functional limitations, consequently improving masticatory function and oral health-related quality of life of these individuals; however, patients with unsatisfactory masticatory function after transition to implant-retained mandibular overdentures still experience more psychological discomfort.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
mental health
chronic kidney disease
soft tissue
patient reported outcomes
cone beam computed tomography
sleep quality