Non-surgical periodontal therapy improves oral health-related quality of life
Aim The influence of non‐surgical periodontal therapy on oral health‐related quality of life (OHQoL) was investigated. Materials and Methods Sixty‐five Chinese adults (25 men, mean 47.4 years) with moderate‐to‐advanced chronic periodontitis were recruited. All received oral hygiene instructions (OHI...
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Published in | Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 53 - 61 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.01.2012
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Summary: | Aim
The influence of non‐surgical periodontal therapy on oral health‐related quality of life (OHQoL) was investigated.
Materials and Methods
Sixty‐five Chinese adults (25 men, mean 47.4 years) with moderate‐to‐advanced chronic periodontitis were recruited. All received oral hygiene instructions (OHI) and non‐surgical periodontal treatment in a quadrant‐wise approach, followed by recalls at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post treatment, when OHI and prophylaxis were repeated. Clinical parameters were recorded, and oral health impact profile short‐form (OHIP‐14S) was administered at all time points.
Results
Moderate‐to‐deep sites (≥4 mm) decreased from 31.0% to 3.0% at 12 months post treatment (p < 0.005) which corresponded well with reductions in plaque, 72.8% to 25.4% (p < 0.005) and bleeding on probing, 86.3% to 32.0% (p < 0.005). Median OHIP‐14S scores gradually reduced from 17 at baseline to 14 over the first 6 months and remained plateaued at 12‐month post treatment (p < 0.005). Improvements in subdomains of physical pain, psychological discomfort and psychological disability accounted for the changes.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates that OHQoL, in particular, pain and psychological subdomains, improvement was associated with non‐surgical periodontal therapy responses. Clinicians could capitalize upon the positive psychological OHQoL impacts of mechanical periodontal treatment for subsequent patient‐centred motivation during maintenance therapy. |
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Bibliography: | Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China ArticleID:JCPE1797 istex:6738B681D3126C40D8C5C01E089CFF5661E5317C ark:/67375/WNG-CKLT7DM9-1 The University of Hong Kong Research Committee - No. 10208714 The work described in this paper was partially supported by grants from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKU 772110M) and The University of Hong Kong Research Committee grant: 10208714. Conflict of interest and sources of funding statement The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0303-6979 1600-051X |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01797.x |