Abstract:
Objective: To assess and compare the Oral Health-Related Quality of life (OHRQoL) alteration in implant patients with or without guided bone regeneration (GBRs) Methods: The 52 implant-treated patients (14 with GBRs) were individually interviewed Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) before, 2 weeks, 1 and 3 months after surgery and after prosthesis used. Differences in OIDP scores were compared. Association of the factors to changed score were analyzed. Results: OIDP score increased at 2 weeks and recovered at 1 and 3 months after surgery then decreased after prosthesis used in both groups. Patients with GBRs showed more post-surgical impacts (p=0.01) but less post-prosthesis improvement (p=0.029) than the other. GBRs had no association while amount of implant placed (p=0.031) as well as gender (p=0.02) and denture experience (p=0.012) associated to post-surgical and -prosthesis OHRQoL changes, respectively. Conclusion: Implant surgery with GBRs procedure shortly deteriorated OHRQoL however recovery within 1 months after surgery. Implant prosthesis improved OHRQoL. GBRs did not associate to these OHRQoL alterations.
