Author:

• Michelle Almeida Silva - Silva, MA - <michellealmeidasilva@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• André Ulisses Dantas Batista - Batista, AUD - <andreulisses@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-0174
• Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu - Abreu, MHNG - <maurohenriqueabreu@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5725
• Franklin S Forte - Forte, FS - <franklinufpb@gmail.com>

Abstract:

This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in Care at Referral Center for Elderly in a northeastern of Brazil. A cross-sectional was developed with 199 elderlies both sexes. Data were collectedclinical examinations (WHO criteria) and a questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, index Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) by a single calibrated examiner with Kappa = 0.91. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test, Poisson regression (p

Keywords:

Quality of Life. Dental Prosthesis. Oral Health

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