Retrospective evaluation of oral health-related quality of life in patients after dental implant treatment
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aims: The study aimed to evaluate oral health-related quality of life in patients long after dental implant treatment. Methods: The study was carried out on patients who underwent dental implant surgery and completed prosthetic treatment at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry between 2009 and 2013. Oral health-related quality of life was evaluated by applying the OHIP-14 scale to the patients. The data obtained from the patients was compared in terms of age, gender, educational status, and prosthesis type. Results: After 10–14 years of follow-up, the dental implant survival rate was 96.3%. There was no statistically significant difference between OHIP-14 scores according to gender and educational status (p>0.05). It was determined that individuals between the ages of 18 and 50 were statistically more advantageous than individuals between the ages of 51 and 73 in terms of functional limitation and physical pain subcategories (p
Authors: Cihan Topan, Emrah Soylu, Ahmet Emin Demirbaş, Begüm Yener, Nizami Gayibov
Institution: Erciyes University
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411544419