Oral health-related quality of life of patients undergoing different treatment of facial fractures: The OHIP-14 questionnaire
| Autor: | Batric Vukcevic, Tanja Boljevic, Zoran Pesic, Srbislav Pajić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Health Status Pain Oral Health Oral health Affect (psychology) Facial Bones Maxillary Fractures 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Surgical approach Skin incision Skull Fractures business.industry 030206 dentistry General Medicine Middle Aged Conservative treatment Treatment Outcome Potential difference Physical therapy Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian journal of clinical practice. 22(9) |
| ISSN: | 1119-3077 |
| Popis: | Background: The choice of surgical approach can affect the quality of life in patients with a facial fracture. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life in surgically treated patients with facial fractures, and to determine the potential difference in the quality of life related to different surgical approaches. Materials and Methods: Ninety facial fracture cases were analyzed. They were divided into three groups: operated by skin incision, mucosal incision, and treated conservatively. To examine the quality of life of patients, a questionnaire on the quality of oral health Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-14 questionnaire was used. Results: In the first days after the injury, patients with transcutaneous approach showed a poorer quality of life in comparison to patients with transmucosal and conservative treatment. The presence of severe posttraumatic pain is significantly more prevalent in patients with transcutaneous surgical approach than in other treatment types. Conclusion: During the immediate posttraumatic period, the quality of life is poorer in patients who have undergone transcutaneous approach. There are no differences in the quality of life 1 month or 3 months after the injury.Discussion: Assessment of complaints in the first days after the injury shows statistically significant differences across various therapeutical methods in variables such as pain, discomfort when eating certain foods, aesthetic appeal, nervousness, and relaxation. There is not sufficient evidence related to the differences in these outcomes regarding different surgical approaches for facial fractures. |
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