Association of non-surgical periodontal therapy on patients' oral health-related quality of life-A multi-centre cohort study
Autor: | Kirstin Vach, Petra Ratka-Krüger, Eberhard Frisch, Johan P. Woelber, Stefanie Anna Peikert, Wilhelm Spurzem |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Oral Health Negative association Oral health Severe periodontitis Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Disease severity Quality of life Internal medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Multi centre Periodontal Diseases Periodontitis business.industry 030206 dentistry medicine.disease humanities Quality of Life Periodontics business Cohort study |
Zdroj: | Journal of clinical periodontology. 46(5) |
ISSN: | 1600-051X |
Popis: | AIM The aim of this multi-centre cohort study was to investigate the association of non-surgical periodontal therapy (NST) on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in general and related to severity of periodontal disease and treatment modalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and seventy-two patients with periodontal disease from 18 dental practices were measured before and 6-8 weeks after NST using a standardized and validated OHRQoL instrument (Oral Health Impact Profile-G14, OHIP-G14). Another questionnaire was filled out by the dentists to evaluate the influence of treatment modalities and disease severity. RESULTS Overall, the mean value of the OHIP baseline improved significantly after NST (p |
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