Factor Related to Using Denture Behaviors and Quality of Life of Elderly, Bannangsata District, Yala Province

Abstract

The use of dentures in the elderly is beneficial in terms gingival health, oral cavity and bone supporting the teeth, helping to chew food better, helping in pronunciation and preventing problems of tooth movement or falling. This study aimed to follow up on the use of dentures in the elderly in Bannangsata District, Yala Province. Study the factors related to denture wear in the elderly and study the quality of life of the elderly in terms of oral health. This is a cross-sectional survey research with a sample group of elderly people aged 60 years and over. 140 persons who had been wearing removable complete dentures with an acrylic plastic base structure for at least 1 year at the Dental Department Bannangsata Hospital during 2019-2023. The statistics used in the research were frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and linear multiple regression analysis with all input variables.The results of the study found that the use of dentures in the elderly is at the level of regular use. General information on education level and different occupations of the elderly sample group have a significant effect on the use of dentures in the elderly at the statistical level of 0.01. And the factors of perceived benefits of using dentures and the perception of the severity of oral problems caused by wearing illegal dentures, factors of attitude towards using dentures in the elderly, and solving problems from wearing dentures by seeing a doctor have a positive effect on wearing dentures in the elderly. Denture wear in the elderly has a positive effect on the quality of life of the elderly in the oral health dimension, with statistical significance at the 0.01 level. The research results can be a guideline to promote proper oral health care patterns for elderly and encouraging elderly to wear dentures correctly.