title: Oral health related quality of life of edentulous patients after denture relining with a silicone-based soft liner.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Knowledge of benefits caused by a treatment on quality of life is very relevant. Despite the wide use and acceptance of soft denture liners, it is necessary to evaluate the patient's response about the use of these materials with regard to improvement in oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of denture relining in the OHRQoL of edentulous patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two complete denture wearers had their lower dentures relined with a silicone-based material (Mucopren soft, Kettenbach, Germany) according to chairside procedures. OHRQoL was assessed before and after 3 months of relining by means of OHIP-EDENT, and the median scores were compared by Wilcoxon test (p ≤ 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 3 months of relining, participants reported significant improvement of their OHRQoL (p ≤ 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Denture relining with a soft liner may have a positive impact on the perceived oral health of edentulous patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina Xavier
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: Antonio de Luna
authors.initials: Ade L
authors.lastname: Malheiros-Segundo
authors.forename: Karina Lencioni
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Balbino
authors.forename: Raphael F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Helena de Freitas Oliveira
authors.initials: Hde F
authors.lastname: Paranhos
authors.forename: Cláudia H L
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003822:Denture Liners / Q000523:psychology*; D003823:Denture Rebasing / Q000523:psychology*; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000523:psychology; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000523:psychology*; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D009909:Oral Health; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D012828:Silicones