Table 4.
16-item United Kingdom oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL-UK) scores before and after periodontal surgery
| OHQoL-UK | baseline | phase I | phase II | phase III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total aspects | 29.11(11.19) | 33.63 (11.41) * | 28.35(9.83) # | 19.34(5.35) * |
| Symptoms aspects | 4.24 (1.57) | 4.60 (1.53) * | 3.92 (1.37) *# | 2.87 (1.11) * |
| Comfort | 2.32 (0.92) | 2.84 (1.08)* | 2.34 (0.88)# | 1.73 (0.91)* |
| Breath odour | 1.92 (0.88) | 1.77 (0.81) * | 1.57 (0.76) *# | 1.13 (0.42) * |
| Physical aspects | 9.47 (3.99) | 12.58 (4.67) * | 10.57 (4.11) *# | 6.89 (2.87) * |
| Eating | 2.01 (1.05) | 2.95 (1.14) * | 2.69 (1.02) *# | 1.87 (0.94) * |
| Appearance | 2.16 (1.16) | 2.28 (1.02) | 1.99 (1.01) *# | 1.30 (0.75) * |
| General health | 1.78 (0.86) | 1.84 (0.79) | 1.58 (0.68) *# | 1.06 (0.26) * |
| Speech | 1.69 (0.84) | 2.40 (1.13) * | 1.87 (0.93) *# | 1.17 (0.56) * |
| Smiling | 1.85 (1.02) | 2.64 (1.18) * | 2.03 (1.04) *# | 1.24 (0.70) * |
| Psychological aspects | 8.80 (3.92) | 9.43 (3.85) * | 7.89(3.30) *# | 5.48 (1.66) * |
| Relax or sleep | 1.64 (0.78) | 2.13 (0.98) * | 1.62 (0.76) # | 1.07 (0.30) * |
| Confidence | 1.81 (0.93) | 1.82 (0.83) | 1.58 (0.71) *# | 1.13 (0.49) * |
| Mood | 1.78 (0.91) | 1.87 (0.84) | 1.59 (0.72) *# | 1.14 (0.51) * |
| Carefree manner | 1.90 (0.94) | 1.86 (0.86) | 1.61 (0.76) *# | 1.09 (0.39) * |
| Personality | 1.66 (0.79) | 1.76 (0.77) * | 1.52 (0.68) *# | 1.06 (0.25) *# |
| Social aspects | 6.79 (3.05) | 7.60 (3.14) * | 6.42 (2.73) *# | 4.39 (1.42) * |
| Work | 1.68 (0.81) | 2.00 (0.98) * | 1.62 (0.78) # | 1.11 (0.45) * |
| Social life | 1.73 (0.88) | 2.04 (0.98) * | 1.69 (0.85) # | 1.12 (0.47) * |
| Finances | 1.80 (0.88) | 1.90 (0.85) * | 1.64 (0.79) *# | 1.11 (0.43) * |
| Romantic relationships | 1.60 (0.77) | 1.69 (0.73) * | 1.49 (0.63) *# | 1.05 (0.25) * |
The significance of [bold] represents symptoms aspects is the sum of the following 2 items: Comfort and Breath odour. Physical aspects is the sum of the following 5 items: Eating, Appearance, General health, Speech, Smiling. Psychological aspects is the sum of the following 5 items: Relax or sleep, Confidence, Mood, Carefree manner. Personality. Social aspects is the sum of the following 4 items: Work, Social life, Finances, Romantic relationships. Total aspects is the sum of the above 16 items
All data were present with Mean (SD) and Paired t test were used, *p < 0.05 compared with baseline, # p < 0.05 phase II compared with phase I, OHQoL-UK: 16-item United Kingdom oral health related quality-of-life measure