ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the patient’s perception about oral health wellbeing related to removable complete denture. To assess the confidence level and social impact in patients after receiving removeable complete denture. To assess patient’s reported improvement in oral functions of mastication and speech after receiving removeable complete denture. Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 89 individuals who got complete denture treatment Prosthodontic Department, University college of dentistry, UOL between 14-02-23 to 15-04-23 (2 months). A Non-Probability purposive sampling technique was used. Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire in English as well as in Urdu version was used to measure the oral health impact. All participants were delivered complete denture in Prosthodontic Department within last 2 years. Oral health impact profile scores were recorded after 2 months of complete denture treatment. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22. Results: There was a total of 89 patients in which rate of satisfaction was higher among 56-65 years in general. Whereas Females were more self-conscious p- (0.005) and males were more concerned about their taste sensation & mastication. p- (0.043). 31.46% of patients reported communication barriers or issues with their dentures, and 58.43% believed that life was generally less satisfactory. Most affected domains were Physical disability and functional limitations. Our study had somewhat similar results with age group of 66-75 years showed moderate meal interruptions due to pain and mucosal irritation with dentures p– (0.001). Complete denture patients showed less chewing efficacy, (-) impact of 46.07%. Oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) was moderately improved with the dentures. Conclusions: According to oral health, the well-being of patient’s positive responses was seen after providing patients with their dentures, such as less painful aching, enhanced confidence levels, and improved social impact. Wearing complete dentures can be much more challenging in old age group patients as compared to younger patients. Mastication, speech, and comfort of the patients require improvement in order to enhance the patient’s satisfaction.
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