Impact of xerostomia and the use of dental prosthesis on the quality of life of elderly

Aim: To evaluate the impact of xerostomia, edentulism, use dental prosthesis, and presence chronic diseases on quality life in relation to oral health institutionalized elderly individuals. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was administered containing following instruments: Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), which measures related health; Summated Xerostomia Inventory (SXI-PL) for evaluation sociodemographic data, clinical description, patient-reported factors assessed (edentulism, prostheses, diseases). Results: Most individuals did not have any teeth their mouths used prosthesis. The life, considering mean OHIP-14 scores, positive 58.3% elderly. Those who prosthesis were three times more likely negatively impacted (OR=3.09; 95%CI =1.17 8.11), compared those use, with xerostomia (OR=1.57; 95%CI=1.25-1.98) without xerostomia. There no difference diseases. Conclusions: feeling dry mouth prostheses