From: Reliability and validity of a questionnaire for self-assessment of complete dentures
Subscale | Questionnaire items |
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Function | Q1. How much pain do you feel? |
Q2. How easy is it for you to swallow food boluses and water? | |
Q3. How well do you enjoy your meals? | |
Q4. How worn out does your jaw feel? | |
Aesthetics & speech | Q5. How worried are you about other people watching? |
Q6. How easy is it for you to speak? | |
Q7. How worried are you about your mouth? | |
Q8. How often do your dentures click when chewing? | |
Lower denture | Q9. How often does food debris get stuck under your lower denture? |
Q10. How is your lower denture retained on the ridge? | |
Q11. How does your lower denture fit? | |
Q12. How uncomfortable is your lower denture? | |
Expectation | Q13. How satisfactory will the new dentures be? |
Q14. How problematic will the new dentures be? | |
Q15. How well will the new dentures fit? | |
Upper denture | Q16. How often does food debris get stuck under your upper denture? |
Q17. How does your upper denture fit | |
Q18. How often does your upper denture fall down? | |
Importance | Q19. How much do you consider your dentures as part of your body? |
Q20. How important are your dentures to you? | |
Q21. How much can you care for your dentures without any difficulty? | |
Q22. How at ease do you feel when wearing your dentures? |