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The course from tooth loss to successful rehabilitation with denture: Feelings influenced by socioeconomic status.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
This study evaluated the perception of users of complete dentures (successful cases) provided by the public health service throughout the course from tooth loss to rehabilitation.Methods
A total of 11 individuals who received their complete dentures through the public health service were interviewed according to a qualitative approach based on three pre-established topics: (1) tooth loss, (2) living without teeth, and (3) living with dentures. The obtained material was submitted to content analysis.Results
Individuals associated the socioeconomic status with lifelong oral health experiences and difficulty to access oral treatment. Tooth loss was the solution to pain and sometimes perceived as a natural event of life. Living without teeth was a negative surprise that resulted in physical and psychological impairments. The period of adaptation to dentures represented suffering and required psychological efforts to be successful.Conclusion
The dentures represented a reward for the suffering and recovered normal function, appearance, and socialization.
SUBMITTER: Lima de Paula LML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6740051 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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The course from tooth loss to successful rehabilitation with denture: Feelings influenced by socioeconomic status.
SAGE open medicine 20190911
<h4>Objective</h4>This study evaluated the perception of users of complete dentures (successful cases) provided by the public health service throughout the course from tooth loss to rehabilitation.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 11 individuals who received their complete dentures through the public health service were interviewed according to a qualitative approach based on three pre-established topics: (1) tooth loss, (2) living without teeth, and (3) living with dentures. The obtained material was ...[more]