Effect of periodontal surgery on oral health-related quality of life in patients who have completed initial periodontal therapy

Autor: Yoshihito Ishii, Taneaki Nakagawa, N. Okubo, Yasuo Hosaka, T. Hoshino, Chie Fukaya, Atsushi Saito, Hiroki Sugito, Asako Makino-Oi
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Periodontal Research. 51:212-220
ISSN: 0022-3484
DOI: 10.1111/jre.12300
Popis: Background and Objective Patient-centered assessments are particularly important in periodontal treatment in which their concerns may differ from the traditional clinical endpoints. However, information is limited regarding the influence of periodontal surgery on patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of surgical periodontal therapy on the oral health-related QoL of patients who have received initial periodontal therapy. Methods A three-center prospective clinical study design was used, with the study participants comprising patients with moderate to severe periodontitis. Following initial periodontal therapy, the participants received either surgical or non-surgical periodontal treatment. The Oral Health-related Quality of Life Model for Dental Hygiene (OHRQL instrument), was used to assess participants' oral health-related QoL at each periodontal assessment interval: baseline (phase I), after initial therapy (phase II) and after surgery or during supportive periodontal therapy (phase III). Results Seventy-six patients (26 non-surgery, 50 surgery) completed the third phase of OHRQL assessment and were subjected to data analysis. From phase II to III, an improvement was achieved in all clinical parameters (p
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