Title

Psychological assessment in edentulous patients before and after complete denture

Authors

Rahul A Razdan^1,*, Rajeev Srivastava¹, Trapti Jaiswal¹, Monica Garg², Harsh Chansoria³ & Atul Kala⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rahul A Razdan - E - mail: rahulrazdan786@gmail.com
Rajeev Srivastava - E - mail: docrajeev@yahoo.com
Trapti Jaiswal - E - mail: drtraptijaiswal15@gmail.com
Monica Garg - E - mail: gargmonica7@gmail.com
Harsh Chansoria - E - mail: harsh.chansoria@gmail.com
Atul Kala - E - mail: atulkala87@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2025; Revised March 31, 2025; Accepted March 31, 2025, Published March 31, 2025

Abstract

The psychological well-being of edentulous patients before and after receiving complete dentures, focusing on parameters such as confidence in smiling, ability to eat and pronunciation is of interest. Data shows substantial improvements in all assessed parameters are found. Confidence in smiling and eating showed the highest levels of improvement, while pronunciation difficulties significantly decreased. Thus, the transformative impact of complete dentures on enhancing both oral function and overall psychosocial well-being is highlighted.

Keywords

Complete dentures, psychological assessment, edentulous patients, confidence, mastication, pronunciation, quality of life

Citation

Razdan et al. Bioinformation 21(3): 504-508 (2025)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.