Oral Health and Dental Management

The quality of life geriatric edentulous patient assessed by using GOHAI

39^th Asia-Pacific Dental and Oral Care Congress

October 26-28, 2017 Osaka, Japan

Tine Martina Winarti

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia

Keynote: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) is a 12-item measuring the impact of oral conditions on the Quality of Life (QoL) of dental patients. Th e aim of this study was to assess the QoL geriatric edentulous patient using a validated Malay language version of GOHAI focusing on functional limitation, oro-facial pain, psychological and behavioral impact among patients attending USIM Polyclinic. Fift y-seven (57) geriatric edentulous and partially dentate patients to be treated in polyclinic USIM were recruited as subjects (n=57) where 52.6% male and 47.4% female. Th e mean age was 64.69±6.19 year. Th e data showed that 56.1% (n=32) of the sample were fully edentulous and 47.4% (n=27) is wearing complete denture. 43.9% (n=25) of them were partially dentate and 29.8% (n=17) is wearing partial denture. Th e highest mean for GOHAI was in functional limitation with mean score 3.34 (SD=1.60) for the problem in chewing. Th e lowest mean was 0.44 (SD=0.84) for the use of medication to relieve the pain. However, the highest mean for partially dentate was in ease to swallow with mean score 3.32 (SD=1.63). Th e lowest mean recorded was 0.40 (SD=1.00) for the use of medication to relieve pain. In conclusion, the QoL for the fully edentulous and partially dentate patient was diff erent at the highest mean and similar in the lowest mean. Th e QoL of geriatric edentulous patient was improved aft er receiving denture.

Biography :

T M Winarti is a Lecturer at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Islamic Science University of Malaysia, Malaysia. She is also a Coordinator of Dental Laboratory. She pursued her Master’s degree in Prosthodontics from Padjadjaran University. Her major interest relies on the subject of prosthodontics, temporomandibular disorders and geriatric dentistry.