Open AccessPeriodontal surgery improves oral health‐related quality of life in chronic periodontitis patients in Asian population
Author(s) -
Chou YuHsiang,
Yang YiHsin,
Kuo HsiaoChing,
Ho KunYen,
Wang WenChen,
Hu KaiFang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.05.005
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , periodontal surgery , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , dentistry , oral health , population , surgery , physical therapy , nursing , environmental health
The effect of periodontal surgery on patients' quality of life was investigated. Sixty patients received regenerative surgery or resective osseous surgery. Oral health‐related quality of life and health‐related quality of life instruments were used to assess the participants' quality of life before surgery and 4 weeks after surgery. Periodontal surgery can improve patients' quality of life by alleviating the physical pain and psychological discomfort. The scores were lower (more favorable) in the regenerative surgery group, and the functional limitations of the regenerative surgery group improved substantially compared with those of the resective osseous surgery group ( P = 0.0421). The patients' oral health‐related quality of life scores improved significantly after periodontal surgery. Clinicians can take advantage of the positive functional oral health‐related quality of life impacts of regenerative surgery.