ANALYSIS OF INTERCONNECTION PROBLEMS DATA INDICATORS OF THE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE WITH MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES OF REMOVABLE DENTURES

Abstract

Assessing the quality of patient's life can become a crucial criterion when evaluating the effectiveness of disease treatment, as well as when comparing the efficiency of various programs: conservative and surgical treatment, various types of drug therapy, rehabilitation regimens, etc. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to health, particularly dental, associated with the study of the life quality indicators. The purpose of our study was to analyze the relationship between patient's quality of life indicators and the organization of the patient's dental rehabilitation with removable denture structures and the treatment of partial and complete adentia. The study included 56 patients who sought dental care for partial or complete adentia. One of the conditions for forming the selective statistical population was its homogeneity in terms of age and gender composition, as well as general somatic status. When analyzing the data on the life quality of patients with partial and complete adentia, we used the SF-36 questionnaire (The Short Form-36) as a basis, comparing the data both before and after prosthetic treatment to evaluate its effectiveness. Moreover, we took into account both objective and subjective factors that could affect the life quality of patients during prosthetic treatment. The results of quality of life indicators in patients with partial adentia (PA-1 group) and complete adentia (CA-2 group) considering gender and age before and after treatment with partial removable and complete removable dentures, were determined applying the SF-36 questionnaire in compared groups. Thus, analyzing the overall picture, it is possible to note a statistically significant (Р<0.05) decrease in quality of life indicators on all scales in patients with complete adentia (CA) compared to the group of patients with partial adentia (PA). The evaluation of quality of life indicators has an extremely important clinical and prognostic value when making diagnosis, selecting prosthetic treatment method, and evaluating the long-term prosthetic outcomes. These data should be taken into account in the practical activities of prosthetic dentists, to prevent common conflicts arising due to the inconsistency of patients' expectations with the predicted results of treatment and the results of rehabilitation measures.