Newsletter Contact Explorer Code Implant Training esp eng pol Company Investigation Available courses News Location Contact Us Investigation MG International » Company » Mozo-Grau Offices worldwide Patient information We help you clear any doubts you may have about the treatment with dental implants. Professionals We provide odontology professionals the most advanced solutions based on science, from the tooth to the root, for all indications. mg-international / Investigation back Investigation Changes in General and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Immediate or Conventionally Loaded Dental Implants: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial 21/03/2014 Authors: Dolz, Javier / Silverstre, Francisco J. / Montero, Javier Purpose: To evaluate changes in the general and oral health-related quality of life (using the European Quality of Life indicator and the Oral Health Impact Profile-49 [OHIP-49], respectively) of patients treated with conventionally or immediately loaded implants. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial consisted of a clinical oral examination and a questionnaire-based interview carried out before and after both surgery and definitive prosthetic rehabilitation in a consecutive sample of patients requiring dental implants. According to the clinical diagnosis and patient preference, patients were assigned to the immediate loading group (IL group; n = 29) or the conventional loading group (CL group; n = 75). The change summary scores and effect sizes were calculated in the intermediate stage and at the final follow-up, taking baseline scores as reference. Results: The oral health-related quality of life and oral satisfaction after implant therapy were significantly better than at baseline, with an even greater benefit when the implants were loaded immediately than when prosthetic rehabilitation was delayed. However, there were no significant differences in between-group comparisons in the ratings of general health status. The effect size for the OHIP-49 exceeded the threshold value of 0.8 for the domains functional limitation, pain/discomfort, and psychological discomfort in both groups and also for physical disability and psychological disability in the IL group. Conclusions: A gradual improvement in oral well-being scores, but not in those of general well-being, were observed for both groups from the intermediate stage to the final evaluation. This benefit was markedly greater for the IL group. For further information: http://jomi.quintessenz.de/index.php?doc=toc&year=2014&issue=2 Tel. España: 902 423 523 Tel. Internacional: +34 983 211 312 · Fax: +34 983 304 021 ·sales@mozo-grau.com