Qualidade de vida e satisfação em usuários de prótese total no estado do Amapá, Brasil

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate and compare the degree of satisfaction and quality of life of edentulous users of total prosthesis in the city of Macapa - Ap. Methods: A total of 299 users of a full-size denture and 48 users of total denture implants were interviewed using two questionnaires, the Oral Health Impact Profile-14Br (OHIP-14Br) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for dental prostheses. Results: When assessing the satisfaction of the type of prosthesis, users of implanted prostheses were 100% very satisfied with the upper and lower prosthesis and regarding the satisfaction of users of a prosthesis with mucosa supported, 90% of the users reported being satisfied with the prosthesis 56% demonstrated some type of dissatisfaction with the lower removable prosthesis. The evaluation of the impact of oral health on the quality of life in users of implanted prostheses obtained a score of 3.24 points on the OHIP-14Br scale, while users of multisupported prostheses had a score of 15.23 on the OHIP-14Br scale. Conclusion: It was concluded that users of implant-supported prosthesis had significantly better quality of life and satisfaction with their prostheses when compared to users of a full-thickness prosthesis.