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Sleep of edentulous patients: A survey study among wearers of removable complete dentures in the institute of dentistry and stomatology of Dakar
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Khady Badji *
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Papa Ibrahima Kamara
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Massaer Malick Sow
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Abdou Aziz Mbow
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Moctar Gueye
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El Hadj Babacar Mbodj
Background/Aim: Orofacial changes associated with complete edentulism can affect the sleep quality of edentulous patients. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and quantity of sleep from removable complete denture wearers rehabilitated at the Institute of Odontology and Stomatology in Dakar.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized the Spiegel Sleep Questionnaire. Sociodemographic parameters (such as sex, age, and occupation) and various sleep-related variables were observed, including time to fall asleep, sleep quality, sleep duration, nocturnal awakenings and dreams, and morning fitness. Statistical analysis was conducted using Sphinx version 5 and IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.
Results: A total of 40 patients (57.5% male) participated in the survey, with a mean age of 62.3 ± 9.6 years. Among them, 65% reported falling asleep briefly or very briefly, and 87.5% of the patients stated that they either slept perfectly well or had good sleep. More than half of the participants (65%) reported sleeping for a long or very long duration. The majority (80%) rarely or never experienced nocturnal awakenings and reported having few or no dreams. Furthermore, 60% of patients reported feeling refreshed in the morning, and an average SPIEGEL score of 23.3 ± 3.7 was recorded. No significant association was found between sleep parameters and factors such as sex or age.
Conclusion: This study indicates that entirely edentulous individuals tend to fall asleep quickly and enjoy good quality sleep, waking up refreshed and in good condition.
Keywords: Edentulism, Sleep quality, Sleep apnea.
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Vancouver
Badji K, Kamara PI, Sow MM, Mbow AA, Gueye M, Mbodj EHB. Sleep of edentulous patients: A survey study among wearers of removable complete dentures in the institute of dentistry and stomatology of Dakar [Internet]. IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 22];11(2):133–136. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2025.026
APA
Badji, K., Kamara, P. I., Sow, M. M., Mbow, A. A., Gueye, M., Mbodj, E. H. B. (2025). Sleep of edentulous patients: A survey study among wearers of removable complete dentures in the institute of dentistry and stomatology of Dakar. IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent, 11(2), 133–136. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2025.026
MLA
Badji, Khady, Kamara, Papa Ibrahima, Sow, Massaer Malick, Mbow, Abdou Aziz, Gueye, Moctar, Mbodj, El Hadj Babacar. "Sleep of edentulous patients: A survey study among wearers of removable complete dentures in the institute of dentistry and stomatology of Dakar." IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent, vol. 11, no. 2, 2025, pp. 133–136. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2025.026
Chicago
Badji, K., Kamara, P. I., Sow, M. M., Mbow, A. A., Gueye, M., Mbodj, E. H. B.. "Sleep of edentulous patients: A survey study among wearers of removable complete dentures in the institute of dentistry and stomatology of Dakar." IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent 11, no. 2 (2025): 133–136. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2025.026