What is the Impact of Implant-supported Mandibular Overdentures on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life? A Retrospective Study

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ALTAY M. A., ÖZARSLAN M. M., Yildirimyan N., SİNDEL A.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.9, sa.2, ss.101-105, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.475303
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101-105
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: quality of life, edentulous, mandible, overdenture, dental implant, CONVENTIONAL DENTURES, MASTICATORY PERFORMANCE, EDENTULOUS PATIENTS, SATISFACTION, CONSENSUS, EFFICACY, FUTURE, ADULTS, TEETH
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Oral health-related quality of life (QoL) is significantly influenced by the type of the prostheses that is used for prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with complete edentulism. This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the outcomes of mandibular implant-supported overdentures (MODs) through patients' perceptions by analyzing the results from OHIP-14 index.