Comparison of chewing ability and quality of life before and after the dental implantation.
10.4047/jkap.2009.47.2.215
- Author:
Kyeong Won KIM
1
;
Kyeong Soo LEE
;
Pock Soo KANG
;
Woo Shik KIM
;
Hee Kyeong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Health, Graduate School, Yeungnam University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
dental implantaion;
quality of life;
chewing ability;
patient satisfaction
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dental Clinics;
Dental Implantation;
Dental Implants;
Friends;
Humans;
Mastication;
Motivation;
Oral Health;
Patient Satisfaction;
Quality of Life;
Sample Size;
Tooth;
Tooth Loss
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2009;47(2):215-221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Recently the populations of patients receiving implant surgery are greatly increase for maintaining oral health. PURPOSE: This study was conducted for implanted patients to assess the chewing ability patient satisfaction level and changes in quality of life before and after the implant surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The current study subjected 109 adult patients, older than 20 years of age, who received implant surgery from December, 2006 to October, 2007 at the 6 dental clinics located at Daegu and Ulsan metropolitan cities. Twice of surveys were conducted for the patients before and after receiving the dental implant surgery. RESULTS: As the motivation of receiving implant surgery, 45.9% of the patients selected the surgery for the chance of "chewing function recovery", and "failure of treatment and complications" was found to be the most worrisome at the time of surgery by recording 38.5%. The satisfaction level before the implant surgery scored 30.37, while the score was increased to 45.01 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). Regard on the surgery, 91.8% of the patients responded as "Satisfy", and 89% of the study subjects responded that they have willingness to recommend the surgery to their families and friends. The chewing ability score measured by using the surveys on edible foods, the score before the surgery was 15.24, while the score was increased to 19.11 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). The quality of life score was also found to be increased to 11.17 after the surgery from 9.99 before the surgery by showing a significant difference (P < .001). CONCLUSION: In a future, the studies on the numbers of implanted loss teeth and the location of tooth loss are necessary, more long-term follow study are needed, and it is thought to be necessary to enlarge the sample size of subjects in conducting the studies.
