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Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations 4/2021

Open Access 01-04-2021 | Denture | Original Article

Oral health-related impact profile of patients treated with fixed, removable, and telescopic dental prostheses in student courses—a prospective bicenter clinical trial

Authors: Anja Liebermann, K. Erdelt, I. Lente, D. Edelhoff, M. Schmitter, A. Winter

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 4/2021

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Abstract

Objectives

To analyze the oral health-related impact profile in patients treated with three different types of dental prosthesis in student courses.

Materials and Methods

This prospective bicenter clinical trial was conducted with 151 patients being treated with fixed (n = 70), removable (n = 61), or telescopic dental prostheses (n = 20) in clinical student courses of two German universities from October 2018 to October 2019. All patients completed three standardized German versions of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G49/53) before prosthetic treatment (T0), at control after 1 week (T1), and after 3 months (T2), divided into five dimensions: (a) appearance, (b) oral function, (c) psychosocial impact, (d) linguistic limitations, and (e) orofacial pain. Data were analyzed with Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Wilcoxon signed-rank, Kruskal–Wallis, Mann–Whitney, and Cronbach’s alpha tests.

Results

Within T0–T1 and T0–T2, greater improvements were determined for removable compared with fixed dental prostheses for the dimensions’ oral function (p ≤ 0.014), linguistic limitations (p ≤ 0.016), and appearance (p ≤ 0.003). No significant differences were found between fixed and telescopic dental prostheses (p ≥ 0.104) or between removable (partial dental prosthesis with clasps and complete dental prosthesis) and telescopic dental prostheses (p ≥ 0.100). Within T1–T2, a significant improvement in orofacial pain could be determined (p = 0.007).

Conclusions

Restorations presented an improvement in oral health-related quality of life. Removable dental prostheses showed better improvement than fixed ones in various dimensions.

Clinical relevance

Knowledge about the influence of oral health-related quality of life on the three different types of prosthesis used in student courses can be of decisive help in dental consultations.
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Metadata
Title
Oral health-related impact profile of patients treated with fixed, removable, and telescopic dental prostheses in student courses—a prospective bicenter clinical trial
Authors
Anja Liebermann
K. Erdelt
I. Lente
D. Edelhoff
M. Schmitter
A. Winter
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Denture
Published in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03532-w

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