Patient‐reported outcome measures after routine periodontal and implant surgical procedures

Abstract

The median VAS scores for all PROM parameters were generally low and reduced to near zero over a week following all three surgical procedures tested. Time after surgery and shorter surgery duration were associated with lower VAS scores in all the PROM parameters in this cohort of patients. Surgery type was not associated significantly with VAS after adjustment with other important confounders. Low prevalences of post-surgical complications were reported.

Use of a collagen matrix for recession coverage in patients who received orthodontic therapy: a case series

“…The patients' perception for bleeding, swelling, pain, and bruising during first 2 weeks of healing was modest and generally well‐tolerated. This is in agreement with studies on periodontal flap surgical procedures . The use of a collagen matrix instead of an autogenous graft might have contributed to the low VAS scores.…”

Xenogenic collagen matrix or autologous connective tissue graft as adjunct to coronally advanced flaps for coverage of multiple adjacent gingival recession: Randomized trial assessing non‐inferiority in root coverage and superiority in oral health‐related quality of life

“…In previous studies, we have used questionnaires and visual analogue scales to assess patient perceptions of the postoperative period and estimate differences between different surgical modalities (Tonetti et al., , ; Lang et al., ; Tonetti et al., ; Cortellini & Tonetti, ). Similar approaches have been used in recent studies assessing postoperative morbidity of periodontal surgery (Tan, Krishnaswamy, Ong, & Lang, ; Mei, Lee, & Yeh, ). A recent commentary raised awareness of the reliability, validity, sensitivity and clinical relevance issues with the use of current approaches to study postoperative morbidity and recovery in periodontal surgery (McGuire, Scheyer, & Gwaltney, ).…”

Single versus double flap approach in periodontal regenerative treatment

“…, Tan et al. ), may have been longer for DFA than SFA. The prescription of analgesics was not standardized with the intention to consider the self‐administration of ibuprofen as an indirect outcome of the level of postoperative pain.…”