Open AccessQuality of life of patients surgically treated for ameloblastoma
Author(s) -
Hammed Sikiru Lawal,
RA Adebola,
JT Arotiba,
Ibiyinka Olushola Amole,
Akinwale A Efunkoya,
Uchenna Kelvin Omeje,
Taiwo G. Amole,
Joshua Biodun Adeoye
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.182069
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , quality of life (healthcare) , quality (philosophy) , medicine , dentistry , general surgery , nursing , philosophy , maxilla , epistemology
The surgical management of ameloblastoma can have a profound functional and psychological effect on a patient's quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to compare the pre- and post-operative QoL outcomes of patients requiring surgical treatment for ameloblastoma.