Assessment of changes in oral health-related quality of life among patients with complete denture before and 1 month post-insertion using Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index.
OBJECTIVE
Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) is a 12-item measure of "patient-reported oral functional problems" intended for use in the assessment of the effectiveness of dental treatment.


METHODS
As there is scanty literature available on GOHAI in the Indian population, the present study was undertaken to assess the changes in GOHAI before and 1 month after placement of dentures in completely edentulous patients reporting to a dental hospital at Indore, India.


METHODS
The GOHAI questionnaire was completed by the examiner who interviewed the patients (n = 35) before placement of complete dentures and 1 month later. Mean, median values were calculated and the data were analysed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.


RESULTS
When overall mean was considered, the GOHAI scores increased from 27.48 to 30.19 (p = 0.002; highly significant).


CONCLUSIONS
Patients reported improvement in functional changes after placement of complete dentures.
Shigli
Kamal
K
Department of Prosthodontics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. kamalshigli@yahoo.co.in
Hebbal
Mamata
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000523:psychology*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009909:Oral Health; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology