title: Psychologic outcomes in implant prosthodontics.
abstract: Consensus regarding outcomes of the treatment of tooth loss, especially the psychologic outcomes, is needed to guide discovery of best practices and enable a better understanding of patient management for this chronic condition. This paper presents the findings of the ORONet Psychological Working Group for prosthodontics and aims to identify psychologic outcomes with properties deemed critical to meet clinical trial and clinical practice needs for the future. References obtained using a PubMed/Medline search were reviewed for clinical outcomes measures of interest. Clinical outcomes measures were judged relative to the criteria of truth, discrimination, and feasibility. Of the psychologic outcome measures identified in this systematic review, only the OHIP-14 was thought to be suitable for use in general practice and multi-institutional outcome registries and clinical trials. Development of clinically useful psychologic outcomes for future use could benefit from developmental methods and tools outlined in the patient-related outcomes field of clinical care.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Ting-Ling
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Emad W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Estafanous
authors.forename: Neal R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Risto-Pekka
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Happonen
authors.forename: Sreenivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koka
authors.forename: Juhani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osswald
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reintsema
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roumanas
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: Clark M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stanford
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolfaardt
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile