Title
Socio-demographic and clinical variables affecting quality of life in maxillectomy patients rehabilitated with obturator prostheses
Authors
Deepa Deka1, Jogeswar Barman2, Suchetana Basak3, Sudipa Ghosh4,*, Akash Ganguly5 & Mousami Kundu6
Affiliation
1Department of Dentistry,
Nalbari Medical College and Hospital, Nalbari, Assam, India; 2Department
of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Regional Dental College,
Guwahati, Assam, India; 3Department of Prosthodontics and
Crown and Bridge, Agartala Government Dental College and IGM
Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India; 4Department of Oral
Medicine and Radiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital,
Davangere, Karnataka, India; 5Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Education
and Research, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna,
Bihar, India; 6Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand,
India; *Corresponding author
Deepa Deka - E-mail: drdeepadeka@gmail.com
Jogeswar Barman - E-mail: barmandentist@gmail.com
Suchetana Basak - E-mail: basaksuchetana@gmail.com
Sudipa Ghosh - E-mail: ghoshsudipa830@gmail.com
Akash Ganguly - E-mail: akashganguly.dr@gmail.com
Mousami Kundu - E-mail: drmousamimds@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Despite the continued use of obturator prostheses for maxillectomy rehabilitation, evidence on how socio-demographic and clinical factors influence early quality of life and prosthesis function, particularly in the North-East Indian population, remains limited. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the influence of socio-demographic and clinical factors on early quality of life and obturator function among 45 maxillectomy patients rehabilitated with interim obturator prostheses. Urban residence, Aramany defect class, remaining maxillary teeth, radiotherapy status and defect etiology showed significant associations with quality of life (p<0.05). Interim obturator rehabilitation significantly improved prosthesis function, with better outcomes observed in patients with favorable defect characteristics and preserved dentition. Thus, data show the clinical factors, particularly defect type and remaining dentition, were the strongest determinants of early rehabilitation outcomes and should guide prosthetic treatment planning.
Keywords
Maxillectomy, obturator prosthesis, oral health–related quality of life (OHQOL), obturator functioning scale, aramany classification
Citation
Deka et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 4592-4598 (2026)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
