Impacts of Denture Retention and Stability on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, General Health, and Happiness in Elderly Thais

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants and their complete dentures (N = 130).

Characteristics	Distribution, n (%)
Patient related factors
(1) Age (≥ 70 years)	75 (57.7)
(2) Sex (Female)	73 (56.2)
(3) Presence of complete denture experience	54 (41.5)
Denture related factors
(1) Unacceptable denture quality: Maxillary denture	18 (13.8)
Mandibular denture	64 (49.2)
(2) Esthetic related criteria:
Nonparalleled interpupillary line and incisal edge of maxillary central incisor	26 (20.0)
Noncoincidence facial and dental midlines	26 (20.0)
Mismatched proportion; maxillary central incisor: bizygomatic	42 (32.3)
maxillary anterior teeth: bizygomatic	116 (89.2)
maxillary central incisor: lateral incisor: canine	130 (100.0)
(3) Denture age (>4 years)	42 (32.3)