Oral Health-related quality of life after coronectomy for impacted mandibular third molar in the first postoperative week.

Autor: Tuk JG; Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam and Amstelland Hospital Amstelveen Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands j.a.lindeboom@amsterdamumc.nl., Yohannes LE, Ho JT, Lindeboom JA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal [Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal] 2021 Sep 01; Vol. 26 (5), pp. e561-e567. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 01.
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.24506
Abstrakt: Background: Coronectomy of a mandibular impacted third molar is a surgical treatment to minimize the risk for inferior alveolar nerve damage. We aimed to determine whether this procedure affected the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) within the first postoperative week.
Material and Methods: This prospective study included 50 patients that underwent a coronectomy for an impacted mandibular third molar. The patients completed the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire and questions about pain and analgesic intake on every day during the first postoperative week.
Results: Mean OHIP-14 scores were highest during the first three postoperative days; the highest mean score (26.40, SD: 8.67) was observed on the first postoperative day. Mean OHIP scores gradually declined during the first postoperative week, and the mean OHIP-14 score was 9.82 (SD: 9.15) on the seventh day. Physical pain was the highest contributor to the overall OHIP-14 score. Pain gradually declined with time; the lowest mean pain score (3.38, SD: 2.2) was observed on the seventh day. OHIP-14 and pain scores were not significantly different between sexes or between different grades of impaction. OHIP-14 scores were positively correlated with pain scores.
Conclusions: A mandibular third molar coronectomy had a strong effect on patient OHRQoL, particularly during the first three postoperative days.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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