The impact of wearing dentures on Eating related quality of life.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Assessment of the Impact of Wearing Complete Dentures (CDs) on Eating Related Quality of Life (ERQoL), and development of patient-centric dietary intervention.
IRAS ID
168815
Contact name
J Mark Thomason
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NewcastleUponTyne Hospitals' NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
7515, R&D reference number; 4255, Caldicott and data protection reference number
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Complete dentures are widely used to replace all of the natural teeth, improve facial appearance, and provide assistance with chewing as well as speaking. However, for most patients, wearing a complete denture is a complex issue in terms of food selection, social and emotional perspectives. Although the impact of tooth loss and subsequent rehabilitation on the quality of life has been studied by many researchers, there is a lack of information regarding patients' perceptions, particularly on eating with dentures.
In order to fully understand the actual impact of wearing complete dentures on eating related quality of life (ERQoL), researchers at Newcastle University/ UK, have designed ESIRE questionnaire (Emotional and Social Issues related to Eating with dentures). They did face validity, content validity and reliability tests. Therefor, our aim is to:
1. Conduct a cohort study of patients requiring replacement dentures in order to assess the impact of dental prosthetic rehabilitation on eating related quality of life, and to detect any change in ERQoL before and after insertion of new complete dentures.
2. As a part of this Cohort study, we will do validation (convergent validity) for the ESIRE questionnaire against established questionnaire to assess quality of life in denture wearers. This is to improve its measurement efficiency.
3. After that, qualitative works (focus- group discussions, workshops and one to one interviews) with denture wearers, Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) and nutritionists to explore their views and opinions on dietary advice or intervention for eating with dentures will be carried out. Consequently, a model (prototype) dietary intervention will be developed. This could be useful to improve food choice and promote a healthy diet for edentulous people following the provision of complete dentures.REC name
London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/1299
Date of REC Opinion
14 Aug 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion