Evaluación del impacto en la calidad de vida de pacientes portadores de prótesis totales removibles digitales y convencionales en la Clínica García Blum, periodo A – 2023.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Edentulism entails adverse repercussions for oral health and life quality. Removable total dentures, both conventional and digital, represent viable alternatives to restore the functionality of the stomatognathic system, promote general health, and meet fundamental physiological and sociological demands of patients. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact on the quality of life of patients with digital and conventional removable total dentures at the García Blum clinic, in the period A-2023. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research study is observational, cross-sectional and quantitative. The population sample included 31 patients with total edentulism, who used conventional and digital removable prostheses. RESULTS: The average age of the patients is 59 years, with female prevalence patients. Greater use of conventional prosthesis (61%), maxilla (61%). Patients with a digital prosthesis obtained average quality of life scores (19 ± 14) lower than those with a conventional prosthesis (77 ± 33), with significant differences according to the Student's T test (p-value < 0.05). There is no evidence of a relationship between sociodemographic factors and the patient's quality of life, according to the type of prosthesis (p-value > 0.05). CONCLUSION: According to the analysis performed, it can be concluded that the type of prosthesis does have an impact on the quality of life of the patients at the García Blum clinic. Patients with digital prostheses have a better quality of life compared to patients who use conventional prostheses.