Impacts of Denture Retention and Stability on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, General Health, and Happiness in Elderly Thais
Table 4
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) from multivariable analyses of oral impact domains.
Determinants
Affected domain; adjusted OR (95% CI)
Physical
Psychological
Social
Patient related factors
(1) Age (≥ 70 years)
2.47 (0.70, 8.64)
1.39 (0.45, 4.33)
0.81 (0.15, 4.38)
(2) Sex (Female)
0.68 (0.20, 2.35)
0.40 (0.13, 1.24)
1.92 (0.37, 10.0)
(3) Presence of complete denture experience
1.45 (0.44, 4.80)
2.07 (0.64, 6.67)
0.36 (0.05, 2.71)
Denture related factors
(1) Denture retention and stability:
Acceptable
1 (Reference)
1 (Reference)
None reported impact§
Unacceptable
42.8 (13.4, 136.3)
17.2 (4.88, 60.8)
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(2) Esthetic related criteria:
Noncoincidence facial and dental midline
0.15 (0.04, 0.58)
0.23 (0.07, 0.83)
0.23 (0.02, 2.37)
Unmet proportion of maxillary central incisor: bizygomatic
1.84 (0.53, 6.39)
2.87 (0.91, 9.05)
0.41 (0.06, 2.58)
(3) Denture age (>4 years)
0.64 (0.19, 2.34)
0.62 (0.19, 2.09)
1.93 (0.37, 10.1)
Significant association at p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.05, §no p-value available. “None reported impact” indicated no participants in that subgroup reported oral impacts.