Calidad de vida en pacientes rehabilitados con sobredentadura y prótesis híbrida en la Universidad Santo Tomás en los últimos cinco años

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life in patients who have been rehabilitated with hybrid prostheses or overdentures at the Santo Tomás University in the last 5 years. Materials and methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in 24 patients with rehabilitated overdentures and hybrid prostheses at the Santo Tomás University using the QoLIP10 questionnaire. For the univariate statistical analysis with the qualitative variables, absolute frequencies and percentages were determined. In the quantitative variables, it was necessary to do a Shapiro-Wilk test to measure normality. In the bivariate analysis, the variables of degree of satisfaction and different domains of quality of life were related by performing the Kruskal Wallis test using the Stata software14. Results: The mean age was 63.75 years. likewise, 17 individuals (70.83%) reported overdentures. Regarding quality of life with implant prosthesis, the QoLIP10 questionnaire presented a median of 14 and an interquartile range between 8.5 to 16.5. Furthermore, the variable with the lowest score was limitation, which has a median of 2 with an interquartile range of 0.5 to 3.5. Using the Shapiro-Wilk test, normality was measured and the value of P <0.05 was obtained in the QoLIP10 variable, in the same way in the biopsychosocial, aesthetic and limitation dimensions. Conclusions: The limitation domain was the lowest with 75% due to the fact that some of the participants presented difficulties in speech and when performing oral hygiene; however, the biopsychosocial domain with 88% was the highest average, revealing that the patients generally felt comfortable and satisfied with the prostheses and that they need to improve the patients' quality of life.