Relación entre edentulismo parcial y calidad de vida en pacientes de la clínica odontológica UCSG.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Partial edentulism is a very common oral health problem, it is considered a trigger for the quality of life in individuals, due to the disorders that occur as a result of dental loss; these can limit their daily activities and affect them socially, psychologically and physically. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of partial edentulism and its relationship with quality of life in patients between 18 and 65 years of age attended at the Dental Clinic of the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, period A2024. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study. It had a population of 139 patients, the data were collected through form 033 and the OHIP-14 Sp de Slade survey was applied. RESULTS: Of the 139 patients, partial edentulism was found to be prevalent in females (73.38%). The quality of life of the patients in general showed a mean score of 17 points. The mean score obtained to measure the quality of life did not show differences between the categories of the sex variable (0.067), but in the age groups there were differences between the mean quality of life scores (0.041). There are significant differences between the scores obtained in the different dimensions (< 0.001), being psychological discomfort and physical pain the most affected. CONCLUSION: Partial edentulism influences the quality of life of the patients seen at the UCSG Dental Clinic, presenting greater affection in the dimensions of psychological discomfort and physical pain.