Evaluation of the Role of Dentures & Dietary Advice on Nutritional Status of Complete Edentulous Patients Using MNA®-SF: An Observational Study

Aim This study aims to evaluate the role of dentures and dietary advice on the nutritional status of complete edentulous patients using the mini nutritional assessment-short form (MNA®-SF). Objective The objective of this study is to assess patients’ nutrition using MNA®-SF before denture insertion and nutritional advice, to evaluate patients’ nutrition using MNA®-SF after denture insertion and nutritional advice at one month and three months, and to assess and compare pre- and post-insertion differences in nutrition using MNA®-SF. Material and Method An observational study was conducted among 50 completely edentulous patients using the MNA®-SF questionnaire. They were asked the questions at baseline and then after they were given complete dentures, after which they were recalled after one month and three months to assess the nutritional status using MNA®-SF. All the questions were in the native language, so it was easy to understand the question and respond to it. Result It was found that the patient’s nutritional status had significant changes, which shows that the dietary advice and complete denture affected the patient’s nutritional status. Conclusions This study helped assess the efficacy and application of MNA®-SF in completely edentulous patients. In this study, we provided nutritional guidance to patients in addition to complete denture prostheses to encourage them to have healthy eating habits.