Oral-Health Related Quality Of life Of Implant Supported Obturator Prosthesis Versus Conventional Obturator In Hemi-maxillectomy Patients.

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Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare implant-supported obturator prostheses and conventional obturator regarding oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in partially edentulous hemimaxillectomy patients.
Material and methods: Sixteen patients having multiple teeth loss in the intact portion of the remaining alveolar ridge after maxillary resection were selected and divided into two equal groups. For group I: participants received implant supported obturator prosthesis while for group II: participants received conventional obturator. Using the Functional Obturator Scale scores oral health- related quality of life was evaluated at baseline and after six months of obturator use. Statistics were done using Mann Whitney test and Kruskal Wallis test to compare the oral health impact profile scale in both groups.
Results: The study presented that at baseline there was statistically insignificant difference between the two groups. At six months, group I was significantly better than group II regarding chewing limitation and speech limitation but there was statistically insignificant difference between the two groups regarding esthetic limitation, social disability and functional limitation
Conclusions: It was concluded that implant supported obturator prosthesis can improve the oral health- related quality of life of hemimaxillectomy patients through improving chewing and speech ability.

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Advanced Dental Journal
Volume 7, Issue 2
April 2025
Pages 133-146

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