Changes in oral health-related quality of life after oral rehabilitation with dental implants in patients following mandibular tumor resection

Sato, Naoko; Koyama, Shihoko; Mito, Takehiko; Izumita, Kuniyuki; Ishiko-Uzuka, Risa; Yamauchi, Kensuke; Matsumoto, Hitoshi; Ogawa, Takenori; Kosaka, Moe; Takahashi, Tsuneo; Sasaki, Keiichi

doi:10.2334/josnusd.18-0234

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“…Included studies (n=8) were published during the last decade (2009–2019), wherein two were from Japan ( 13 , 19 ) and Germany ( 20 , 21 ); and one each were conducted in Denmark ( 11 ), Nigeria ( 22 ), India ( 12 ) and Switzerland ( 23 ). Six out of these eight studies were experimental ( 11 - 13 , 19 - 21 ) in design and two were cross-sectional studies ( 22 , 23 ). The cumulative sample size from the selected studies was 382 with the highest and lowest mean age values of 35.9 (14.9) and 72.4 (8.7) years, respectively and more male cases (69.5%) were reported than female cases (30.5%) ( Table 2 ).…”

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“…The evaluation was focused on the responder’s perception of oral health and the related activities within conceptual domains that are specific to the tool administered. Oral health problems for instance, difficulty in chewing, swallowing, and esthetics were common to most of the included studies ( 12 , 13 , 19 , 22 , 23 ) ( Table 4 ).…”

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“…Similarly, most of the participants in the study conducted by Akinmoladun et al ( 22 ) had reported issues pertaining to swallowing, chewing, speech, taste, and esthetic appearance after prosthetic reconstructions; and Schweyen and colleagues ( 20 ) indicated that the OHRQoL among the cancer patients did not improve well enough as compared to their normal counterparts. However, the other included publications had indicated good OHRQoL outcomes after the patients treated for head and neck cancers had been given prosthetic units ( 12 , 13 , 19 , 21 , 23 ). These studies assessed OHRQoL at baseline after cancer diagnosis and compared it after the prosthetic rehabilitation.…”

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“…Surgical intervention is a common treatment modality for most head and neck cancers; and oral defects, deformities, dysfunction, and dysphagia are its related complications ( 12 ). These oral defects are later treated using various types of prostheses; the outcome of which is to restore the oral functions ( 13 ). This idea of oral rehabilitation of patients after their treatment is one of the foremost priorities to the clinicians.…”

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Effect of prosthetic rehabilitation on oral health-related quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review

Quadri¹,

Alamir²,

John³

et al. 2020

Transl Cancer Res TCR

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Background To review the evidence on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of head and neck cancer survivors after they have been treated with prosthetic rehabilitation. Methods Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) were utilized as the framework in designing, implementing and reporting the current review. Search of literature was done electronically using Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Intervention component of the patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) for the current review was the prosthetic rehabilitation performed on the surgically treated head and neck cancer patients (participants); and outcome was the OHRQoL. Methodological index for non-randomized studies was the assessment tool utilized to report on the quality of the included studies. Results The initial search had identified 799 records and the final level of screening included eight articles. Six studies were experimental in design and two were cross-sectional. Cumulative sample of the head and neck cancer cases from the selected studies was 354, with 35.9 (14.9) and 72.4 (8.7) years as the highest and lowest mean age recorded from the included studies. More male cases (69.5%) were reported than female cases (30.5%) and squamous cell carcinoma was the most commonly diagnosed malignancy. Maxillary reconstruction and implant supported prosthesis were the choice of treatment for most of the cases. Different versions of oral health impact profile (OHIP) constructs were preferred by six studies. While, one study utilized University of Washington quality of life questionnaire and the other utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer’s Quality of Life Questionnaire. Arguably, three studies had compared the OHRQoL scores of head and neck cancer patients with healthy counterparts through a follow-up period ranging from 1 to 2 years. Conclusions The included studies did not provide substantial evidence to demonstrate the improvement in OHRQoL of head and neck cancer patients after prosthetic rehabilitation. More prospective studies are needed with representative sample, robust methodology and a longer follow-up period. The current study provides a direction to the clinical decision-making process and the epidemiological research to enhance the patients and public health-related outcomes.

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