title: Oral health-related quality of life following non-surgical (routine) tooth extraction: A pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study was designed to explore the changes in oral health-related quality of life (QoL) in the immediate postoperative period following routine (non-surgical) dental extraction.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study carried out at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects attending who required non-surgical removal of one or two teeth under local anesthesia were included in the study. A baseline QoL questionnaire (oral health impact profile-14 [OHIP-14]) was filled by each patient just before surgery, and only those who were considered to have their QoL "not affected" (total score 14 or less) were included in the study. After the extraction, each subject was given a modified form of "health related QoL" [OHIP-14]-instrument to be completed by the 3(rd) day-after surgery, and were given the opportunity to review the questionnaire on the 7(th) day postoperative review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total OHIP-14 scores ranged between 14 and 48 (mean ± SD, 26.2 ± 8.3). Majority of the subjects (60%) reported, "a little affected." Only few subjects (5.8%) reported, "not at all affected," and about 32% reported, "quite a lot." Summation of OHIP-14 scores revealed that QoL was "affected" in 41 subjects (34.2%) and "not affected" in 79 subjects (65.8%). More than 30% of subjects reported that their ability to chew, ability to open the mouth and enjoyment of food were affected following tooth extraction. Few subjects (14-34%) reported deterioration in their speech and less than 20% of subjects reported that change in their appearance was "affected." Only few subjects (12.5-15.1%) reported sleep and duty impairment. Thirty-percent of subjects reported their inability to keep social activities, and 41% were not able to continue with their favorite sports and hobbies. Multiple regression analysis revealed no significant association between age, sex, indications for extraction, duration of extraction, intra-operative complications, and deterioration in QoL (P < 0.05). Consumption of analgesics beyond postoperative day 1 (POD1) was more common in subjects with socket healing complications than those without (P = 0.000). About 33% of subjects reported, "inability to work" (1-3 days).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  About a third of subjects experienced significant deterioration in QoL. The most affected domains were eating/diet variation and speech variation. Therefore, patients should be informed of possible deterioration in their QoL following non-surgical tooth extraction.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors: Wasiu L
authors: WL
authors: Adeyemo
authors: Olanrewaju A
authors: OA
authors: Taiwo
authors: Olabisi H
authors: OH
authors: Oderinu
authors: Moshood F
authors: MF
authors: Adeyemi
authors: Akinola L
authors: AL
authors: Ladeinde
authors: Mobolanle O
authors: MO
authors: Ogunlewe
keywords: Intra-alveolar; quality of life; tooth extraction
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