Page 60 - Impact of implant retained overdenture treatment and speech, oromyofunction, social participation and quality of life.

Chapter 2
Oral health related quality of life
In table 6 and figure 4, the results of the examination of satisfaction and OHRQoL are displayed. An average of satisfaction with oral health (measured by the VAS) evolved from 67% with the new denture, 63% with the provisional and 78% with the overdenture in place. The OHIP-14 total score changed from 17.2/56 to 17.67/56 and finally 9.16/56. This improvement in impact on quality of life was statistically significant comparing the results of patients with provisional dentures to the overdentures on implants (Z: -2.585, p:0.010).
The satisfaction with speech (measured by the VAS) evolved from 72% to 75% and finally 82%. This was statistically significant in comparing the results of the new denture and the results with the overdenture connected to the implants (Z: -2.497, p:0.013). The fact that people are more satisfied with their speech is reflected in the answers on the first question of the OHIP-14, evaluating the impact of the denture on speech.
Fig. 4 Satisfaction with overall status and speech (scale 100) and OHIP-14 total (scale 56) for the treatment over time. Bars indicating standard error are included. * Indicates p<0.05/3
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