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Improvement of the quality of life in patients with implant-supported fixed partial dentures

Aim: To date, clinical studies have mainly been focused on measuring the bone changes around implants. Recently, there has also been considerable interest in improvement of the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) after the implant therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate OHRQoL after the implant therapy and prosthodontic rehabilitation with fixed partial dentures (FPDs). Materials and Methods: Fifty patients (mean age=45.56) filled in OHIP49-CRO questionnaire before receiving implants (122 implants) and 1- year after FPDs. Another group of 47 healthy subjects (CHS) (age mean=22.31) was randomly collected as a control group. Results: None of the implant was lost during. No soft-tissue or prosthetic appliance failures were recorded. There were no significant differences for the OHIP scores between males and females and different age groups (<40, 40-59, >59). Furthermore, there was no significant difference of the scores dependent on the presence of the natural teeth or FPD in the antagonistic jaw (P>0.05). The CHS had the lowest scores, as expected. The IFD follow-up scores were significantly lower in comparison to baseline scores, but still remained significantly higher than the CHS scores (P<0.05). Conclusion: The implant-supported FPD therapy significantly increased the OHRQoL, but it didn’t reach the CHS group. Sex and age had no influence on the OHRQoL.

quality of life; implant; fixed partial dentures

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