TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential impact of surgical periodontal therapy on oral health-related quality of life in patients with periodontitis
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Saito, Atsushi
AU - Ota, Kei
AU - Hosaka, Yasuo
AU - Akamatsu, Mayako
AU - Hayakawa, Hiroki
AU - Fukaya, Chie
AU - Ida, Atsushi
AU - Fujinami, Koushu
AU - Sugito, Hiroki
AU - Nakagawa, Taneaki
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Aim To gain insight into the impact of periodontal surgery on oral health-related quality of life (QoL) of patients with periodontitis. Material and Methods Study participants were recruited from moderate to severe periodontitis patients. After initial periodontal therapy, participants received periodontal surgery. Oral Health-related Quality of Life Model for Dental Hygiene (OHRQL) was used to assess participant's QoL at each time point of periodontal evaluation (baseline, at least 3 weeks after initial therapy and 3-4 months after surgery). Results A total of 21 patients completed OHRQL assessment after surgery. Compared with baseline, a progressive improvement in periodontal parameters was observed during the periodontal therapy. The total mean OHRQL score at baseline (25.5 ± 11.4) was significantly reduced (improved) after initial therapy and after surgery (16.7 ± 9.5 and 15.0 ± 9.7, respectively; p < 0.01). However, no significant difference was found between the OHRQL score after initial therapy and that after surgery. Conclusions No significant differences in patients' oral health-related QoL were observed between post-initial therapy and post-surgery intervals, although a tendency of surgery to determine an improvement in QoL was observed when compared with post-initial treatment.
AB - Aim To gain insight into the impact of periodontal surgery on oral health-related quality of life (QoL) of patients with periodontitis. Material and Methods Study participants were recruited from moderate to severe periodontitis patients. After initial periodontal therapy, participants received periodontal surgery. Oral Health-related Quality of Life Model for Dental Hygiene (OHRQL) was used to assess participant's QoL at each time point of periodontal evaluation (baseline, at least 3 weeks after initial therapy and 3-4 months after surgery). Results A total of 21 patients completed OHRQL assessment after surgery. Compared with baseline, a progressive improvement in periodontal parameters was observed during the periodontal therapy. The total mean OHRQL score at baseline (25.5 ± 11.4) was significantly reduced (improved) after initial therapy and after surgery (16.7 ± 9.5 and 15.0 ± 9.7, respectively; p < 0.01). However, no significant difference was found between the OHRQL score after initial therapy and that after surgery. Conclusions No significant differences in patients' oral health-related QoL were observed between post-initial therapy and post-surgery intervals, although a tendency of surgery to determine an improvement in QoL was observed when compared with post-initial treatment.
KW - comprehensive care
KW - oral health-related quality of life
KW - periodontal therapy
KW - periodontitis
KW - scaling and root planing
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01796.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01796.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22093073
AN - SCOPUS:82055192286
VL - 38
SP - 1115
EP - 1121
JO - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
JF - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
SN - 0303-6979
IS - 12
ER -