Relationship between perceived chewing ability, oral health related quality of life and depressive symptoms among completely edentulous individuals

Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were associated with impaired chewing ability, higher impacts on OHIP-EDENT, and edentulous persons not using complete dentures. High priority must be given to enhance awareness towards oral rehabilitation among completely edentulous to reduce the chance of depression occurring due to impaired chewing ability and poor OHRQoL.
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research