Quality of life of dental patients treated with laser surgery: A scoping review.

Autor: Leuke Bandara D; Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka., Kanmodi KK; School of Health and Life Sciences Teesside University Middlesbrough UK.; Faculty of Dentistry University of Puthisastra Phnom Penh Cambodia.; Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc Ibadan Nigeria., Salami AA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria., Amzat J; Department of Sociology Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Nigeria.; Department of Sociology University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa., Jayasinghe RD; Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health science reports [Health Sci Rep] 2023 Jun 21; Vol. 6 (6), pp. e1368. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1368
Abstrakt: Background and Aims: The use of lasers has been increasing in various surgical procedures. Its specific characteristics have conquered the scalpel used to a major extent in certain surgical procedures. This scoping review aimed to assess the empirical evidence that exists on the quality of life (QoL) of dental patients treated with laser surgery.
Methods: This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O'Malley's guidelines for scoping reviews. Four electronic databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, CINAHL Complete, and APA PsycInfo) were systematically searched through a stepwise approach, informed by the PEO (Population [P], Exposure [E], and Outcome [O]) framework, to retrieve literatures relevant to the review question. After a two-staged and Rayyan-aided screening process, only those literatures meeting the inclusion criteria were included into the review. From the included literatures, data were extracted, collated, summarized, and presented.
Results: The literature search retrieved 246 articles, of which only 10 articles were selected according to the inclusion criteria. Five of the studies were from the United Kingdom and three were from Italy. Study designs were either cohort (60%) or randomized controlled trials (40%). A vast variation was observed in the study populations. The used QoL instruments were mostly disease/condition-specific and oral cancer was the most reported disease in the included articles. The patients who underwent laser surgery had better QoL on the 7th day postoperatively, although it was not significant in later days.
Conclusion: Depending on the indication, Laser is a safe surgical approach that could enhance the clinical outcome as well as the QoL of dental patients. Laser effects were more significant in the domain of postoperative pain. Due to the limited number of studies evaluated in this review, further longitudinal studies are needed to corroborate the findings of this review.
Competing Interests: Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi is an Editorial Board member of Health Science Reports and a co‐author of this article. To minimize bias, they were excluded from all editorial decision‐making related to the acceptance of this article for publication. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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