Quality of life in diabetic patients after provision of immediate dentures

Objectives: To observe Quality of Life in diabetic patients after provision of Immediate Dentures
Methods: Thirty patients with diagnosed diabetes mellitus reported to Prosthodontics Department of Hamdard University Dental Hospital, Karachi were included in this study. Twenty four patients were males while six mere females with age range of 22- 74 years. The duration of this study was of two years from October 2011 to September 2013.. After taking consent Questionnaire based on OHIP-14 was used before and after 6 months from provision of immediate denture to assess quality of life of in patients. Data was collected and statistical analysis had been done by using SPSS software. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was applied and results were obtained. Probability level of P<.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: There was marked improvement in quality of life in these patients after provision of immediate dentures. For two patients immediate denture was fabricated twice. accordingly. All patients were satisfied with their immediate dentures. Three patients need slight adjustments in their dentures which were provided to them
All patients had significant improvement in speech (P value .01), diet satisfaction (P value .00), mastication (P value .01), decrease embarrassment ( P value .08) and self confidence (P value .025). However impact of immediate denture on variable like tension was not favorable with P values.157

Conclusions: Provision of immediate denture brings improve QoL in diabetic patients, efforts should be made to increase awareness in dentist & patients about immediate dentures.