Research Article

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.

DeterminantsAffected domain; adjusted OR (95% CI)
Physical PsychologicalSocial

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 experience1.45 (0.44, 4.80)2.07 (0.64, 6.67)0.36 (0.05, 2.71)
Denture related factors
(1) Denture retention and stability:
Acceptable1 (Reference)1 (Reference)None reported impact§
Unacceptable42.8 (13.4, 136.3)17.2 (4.88, 60.8)-
(2) Esthetic related criteria:
Noncoincidence facial and dental midline0.15 (0.04, 0.58)0.23 (0.07, 0.83)0.23 (0.02, 2.37)
Unmet proportion of maxillary central incisor: bizygomatic1.84 (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.