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KMID : 0355420090330040585
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2009 Volume.33 No. 4 p.585 ~ p.596
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Assessing changes of the oral health related quality of life following implant therapy
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Jeong Seong-Hwa
Park Jin-Ho
Ahn Sang-Hun
Lee Jung-Hee
Choi Youn-Hee
Song Keun-Bae
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Abstract
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Purpose: The capacity of dental clinicians to assess oral health and to advocate for dental care has been hampered by limitations for measuring the quality of life and/or satisfaction with implant treatment. The use of patient-based outcomes to measure the effectiveness of treatment is increasing as clinical scientists attempt to evaluate the impact of therapy on the recipient. The purpose of this study was to assess the change of oral health related quality of life between pre- and post-treatment with implant therapy.
Methods: Two hundreds and forty-six consecutive patients from six private dental clinics in Daegu, Korea participated with consent in the survey of this study, and we obtained the patients’ consent. The oral health related quality of life was measured by OHIP-14 before implant therapy and six months after all the implant therapy was finished. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS(SPSS 14.0 for Windows, SPSS Inc, USA).
Results: The oral health quality of life was significantly increased after implant therapy for all the subscales of OHIP-14 (p < 0.001). Psychological discomfort and physical disability factors were decreased most significantly among 7 subscales, when compared between pre- and post-treatment. The OHIP-total score was significantly raised from 54.78 (pre-treatment) to 64.90 (post-treatment) following implant therapy (p< 0.001). The more implants a patient received, the more increased was the score of all the subscales of the OHIP-14 (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Implant therapy can improve the oral health related quality of life among dental patients. It can also stimulate the satisfaction for the general quality of life.
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KEYWORD
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implant, OHIP-14, quality of life
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