Objective: To manage patient expectation and provision of relief, it is vital to assess the impact of different

domains of oral health associated with denture wearing which affect OHRQoL. Hence, study aimed to evaluate

impact of removable acrylic dentures on OHRQoL of patients and assess influence of sociodemographic variables

on OHRQoL.

Methods and Material: A cross-sectional study with purposive sampling strategy was used to collect data from

denture wearing patients presenting in prosthodontics department of dental teaching hospital of Lahore. A

translated version of OHIP-14 (Oral Health Impact Profile) was employed. Mann-Whitney test was used to find

association between variables (gender, age, missing teeth, type of denture, denture wearing time) and OHIP-14

items. ANOVA and T-test was performed to evaluate associate between OHIP-14 domain mean and variables.

Results: 206 patients were included in the study. OHIP prevalence was 61.2%, whereas OHIP Score was 19.17

± 10.1. Most affected domain was psychological discomfort (mean=1.81) followed by physical pain (1.76) and

functional limitation (1.52). Significant association was observed amongst gender with female more likely to have

an impact on OHRQoL due to physical disability, functional limitation and physical handicap. Patients with

complete dentures were more likely to experience an impact on their OHRQoL due to physical disability and

physical pain (p=0.04, 0.04)

Conclusions: OHRQoL was satisfactory in our study however, majority of patients experienced problems

associated with denture wearing. Most patients experienced psychological discomfort, physical pain and

functional limitation. Female gender and patients with more than 5 missing teeth were more likely to have low

OHRQoL.

Keywords: Oral health, quality of life, dentures