Relationship between oral health-related quality of life and the position of the lower third molar: postoperative follow-up.

Abstract

Teeth considered to be associated with technical difficulties for extraction based on their position had a higher score on the OHIP-14 questionnaire and worse health-related QoL score. QoL outcomes may be as important as clinical signs in decisions regarding third molar extractions.

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Subjects

• Disabled Persons
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Intervention Studies
• Male
• Molar, Third
• Oral Health
• Pain, Postoperative
• Prospective Studies
• Quality of Life
• Questionnaires
• Radiography, Panoramic
• Risk Factors
• Stress, Psychological
• Tooth Extraction
• Tooth, Impacted
• Treatment Outcome
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Renata Matalon Negreiros
• Maria Gabriela Haye Biazevic
• Waldyr Antonio Jorge
• Edgard Michel-Crosato

Publication date

2012-03-27

Journal

Journal topics

• Surgery, Oral

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Department of Community Dentistry, Dentistry School, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Release reference

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Apr;70(4):779-86

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