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Quality of Life of Patients Treated With Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures Evaluated With the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14): a Survey of 58 Patients J Oral Maxillofac Res 2013 (Apr-Jun);4(2):e4 doi:10.5037/jomr.2013.4204 |
Quality of Life of Patients Treated With Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures Evaluated With the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14): a Survey of 58 Patients
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology, Institute of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Corresponding author:
P. O. Box 5281, FI-90014 University of Oulu
Finland
Phone: +358 40 713 7072
Fax: +358 8 537 5560
E-mail: ritva.kuoppala@oulu.fi
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life of patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures and to compare the attachment systems used.
Material and Methods: Altogether 112 patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures in 1985 - 2004 were invited to the follow-up; 58 of them attended and replied to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) -questionnaire. There were 48 overdentures with a bar connection and 10 with a ball connection, the total number of implants installed and still in use was 197. The mean follow-up time was 13.7 years. The associations between the OHIP-14 variables and the patient’s age, gender as well as the number of implants supporting the overdenture and the type of attachment used were assessed.
Results: The results showed that patients with implant-supported mandibular overdentures were satisfied with their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Older patients were more satisfied than younger ones in both genders. Neither the implant connection type nor the number of supporting implants seemed to have a significant influence on the OHRQoL.
Conclusions: Especially older patients with mandibular implant-supported overdentures were satisfied with their oral health-related quality of life. Attachment type or the number of supporting implants did not have a significant influence on the oral health-related quality of life.
J Oral Maxillofac Res 2013 (Apr-Jun);4(2):e4
doi:10.5037/jomr.2013.4204
Accepted for publication: 19 June 2013
Keywords: implant-supported denture; dental implant; oral health; quality of life; outcome studies; mandible.
To cite this article: Quality of Life of Patients Treated With Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures Evaluated With the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14): a Survey of 58 Patients. J Oral Maxillofac Res 2013;4(2):e4 URL: http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2013/2/e4/v4n2e4ht.htm |
Received: 13 February 2013 | Accepted: 19 June 2013 | Published: 1 July 2013
Copyright: © The Author(s). Published by JOMR under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence, 2013.