Sung-Hee Oh1,2, Younhee Kim1,3, Joo-Yeon Park1, Yea Ji Jung1, Seong-Kyun Kim1,4, Sun-Young Park1,5. 1. National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea. 2. College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, Korea. 3. Institute of Health and Environment, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 4. Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 5. School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare patient satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among fully edentulous patients treated with either fixed implant-supported prostheses (FP), removable implant-supported prostheses (RP), or complete dentures (CD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-six patients - 29 FP, 27 RP, and 30 CD patients - participated in this study. The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire that included a patient satisfaction scale and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). We measured patient satisfaction after prosthetic treatments and OHRQoL before and after the treatments. RESULTS: After prosthetic treatments, OHRQoL increased in all three groups (P < 0.05). The FP and RP groups showed no significant difference in patient satisfaction and OHRQoL, and both groups showed greater improvement compared with the CD group. Specifically, the OHRQoL dimensions of functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, and psychological disability in the FP group, and functional limitation in the RP group, improved greatly in comparison with the CD group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although further research is still needed, prosthetic treatments may provide superior OHRQoL for fully edentulous patients. In particular, both the FP and RP treatments provided significantly greater improvement of OHRQoL and patient satisfaction than the CD treatment. Reliable information of OHRQoL and patient satisfaction helps experts and patients choose the best prosthetic treatment option.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare patient satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among fully edentulouspatients treated with either fixed implant-supported prostheses (FP), removable implant-supported prostheses (RP), or complete dentures (CD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-six patients - 29 FP, 27 RP, and 30 CD patients - participated in this study. The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire that included a patient satisfaction scale and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). We measured patient satisfaction after prosthetic treatments and OHRQoL before and after the treatments. RESULTS: After prosthetic treatments, OHRQoL increased in all three groups (P < 0.05). The FP and RP groups showed no significant difference in patient satisfaction and OHRQoL, and both groups showed greater improvement compared with the CD group. Specifically, the OHRQoL dimensions of functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, and psychological disability in the FP group, and functional limitation in the RP group, improved greatly in comparison with the CD group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although further research is still needed, prosthetic treatments may provide superior OHRQoL for fully edentulouspatients. In particular, both the FP and RP treatments provided significantly greater improvement of OHRQoL and patient satisfaction than the CD treatment. Reliable information of OHRQoL and patient satisfaction helps experts and patients choose the best prosthetic treatment option.
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