Oral aesthetic-related quality of life of muco-supported prosthesis and implant-retained overdenture wearers assessed by a new, short, specific scale (QoLDAS-9)

Validation of a new, specific, complete, and short OHRQoL scale (QoLFAST-10) for wearers of implant overdentures and fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses

“…2.1. Development of the Quality of life related to function, aesthetics, socialization, and thoughts about health-behavioural habits (QoLFAST-10) questionnaire Following the EUROHIS [19] guidelines for the development of a universal quality of life (QoL) indicator, an extensive literature review was accomplished [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]20,21] in order to establish a theoretical framework about the preliminary structure and content of the scale. A team of five specialists in prosthodontics and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (each with demonstrated research experience in QoL), selected the most relevant items in OHRQoL for consideration in patients wearing implant overdentures and hybrid prostheses.…”

“…The experts selected and summarised the most prevalent issues. At this stage, redundant or inappropriate items were deleted [19,21].…”

“…Although ten (or even fewer) patients have proven to be sufficient to assess the clarity of instructions, item wording, acceptability of formatting, and ease of administration of a questionnaire; [25] given the population variability in this study [22,25], approximately 10 patients per treatment group were selected for the pilot trial. Thus, they wore complete dentures (n = 10; 35.8% of the sample for the pilot trial), implant overdentures (n = 9, 32.1%), and hybrid implant prostheses (n = 9; 32.1%), and met selection criteria that were similar to those of the patients in the main study [10,21,22]. The comprehensiveness of the QoLFAST-10 index was evaluated by asking the participants specific questions about possible difficulties in understanding the items in order to make the instrument more clear.…”

The Development of a Tracheostomy-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

“…However, similar research on pilot QOL questionnaires has utilized a sample size of approximately 20 to 35 patients. 10,11 This guided the decision to recruit 35 ± 5 patients.…”

Short Dental Implants (≤7mm) Versus Longer Implants in Augmented Bone Area: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…The oral rehabilitation using implants has a positive implication in the reestablishment of all these factors that affect the life of patients. Oral implant placement also provides a more comfortable and aesthetical treatment option for partial and complete denture wearers, being widely accepted by patients as an efficacious method for replacing missing teeth [ 2 , 3 ].…”