Artículo
Validation of a new, specific, complete, and short OHRQoL scale (QoLFAST-10) for wearers of implant overdentures and fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses
Autor/es | Castillo-Oyagüe, Raquel
Suárez-García, María-Jesús Perea, Carmen Río, Jaime del Lynch, Christopher D. Gonzalo, Esther Torres-Lagares, Daniel Preciado, Arelis |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Estomatología |
Fecha de publicación | 2016 |
Fecha de depósito | 2021-05-10 |
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Resumen | Objectives: To validate a new index for assessing the whole concept of oral health-related quality of life
(OHRQoL) of implant-prosthesis wearers.
Methods: 113 patients who were not requesting dental treatment were ... Objectives: To validate a new index for assessing the whole concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of implant-prosthesis wearers. Methods: 113 patients who were not requesting dental treatment were assigned to: Group 1 (CD; n = 38): complete denture users (control); Group 2 (IO; n = 38): implant overdenture wearers; and Group 3 (HP; n = 37): hybrid implant prosthesis users. Patients answered the newly-designed ‘Quality of Life related to Function, Aesthetics, Socialization, and Thoughts about health-behavioural habits’ (QoLFAST-10) and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-20sp) questionnaires. Information on global oral satisfaction, sociodemographic, clinical, and prosthetic-related data were gathered. The QoLFAST-10 was investigated for reliability and validity. The Spearman’s test determined the correlations between both indices’ scores. Descriptive and non-parametric probes were run to assess the influence of the study variables on the OHRQoL (a= 0.05). Results: The QoLFAST-10 confirmed its psychometric capacity. HP wearers reported significantly better global and functional satisfaction than did IO wearers. The latter revealed significantly less consciousness about the importance of health-behavioural habits than did CD and HP groups. The level of education, complaints about the mouth, and the global oral satisfaction measures significantly modulated the QoL FAST-10 scores. Conclusions: Implant overdentures supplied lower functional and global satisfaction than did hybrid prostheses, and represent the least predictable option concerning the maintenance of the restoration. Clinical significance: The QoLFAST-10 may help in estimating the impact of implant restorations on patients’ well-being. In this regard, hybrid prostheses seem to be the implant treatment of choice when compared with overdentures. |
Cita | Castillo-Oyagüe, R., Suárez-García, M., Perea, C., Del Río, J., Lynch, C.D., Gonzalo, E.,...,Preciado, A. (2016). Validation of a new, specific, complete, and short OHRQoL scale (QoLFAST-10) for wearers of implant overdentures and fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses. Journal Of Dentistry, 49, 22-32. |
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