title: Evaluation of quality of life in patients with total or partial edentulism treated with computer-assisted implantology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study deals with a preliminary analysis that compares quality of life of a randomized sample of patients with total or partial edentulism rehabilitated through conventional implantology or computer-assisted implantology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The first group was treated with conventional implantology, while the second group was treated with NobelGuide™ computer-assisted implantology. every patient has filled up a questionnaire about quality of life in presurgical period (sf-361), in postsurgical period (sf-361; tiq2) and about the gratification after prosthetic treatment. the questionnaire has evaluated physical, general and psycho-emotive health parameter.
  
  
  RESULTS
  SF-36 has demonstrated an improvement in quality of life after computer-assisted surgery. tiq has revealed that patients symptoms in post-surgical week were inferior in quality and in quantity in NobelGuide™ technique. gratification questionnaire has demonstrated that quality of life improvement matches patient full satisfaction after the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NobelGuide™ protocol improves physical health after implantology with positive reflections on psycho-emotive health. furthermore prefabricated temporary prostheses reduces treatment time and patient discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department University of Verona, Verona, Italy - dario.bertossi@univr.it.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertossi
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossetto
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piubelli
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rossini
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Pathophysiology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rodella
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero‑Universitaria, Ospedale di Udine, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bissolotti
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colletti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Main Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiarini
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Nocini