Oral Care and Quality Evaluation: A Multicentric Study on Periodontal Treatment

Graziani, Filippo / Minenna, Luigi / Karapets, Dimitra / Herrera, David / Nisi, Marco / Gennai, Stefano / Gabriele, Mario / Discepoli, Nicola / Petrini, Morena / Marhl, Ur ška / Perić, Marina / Adriaen, Laurence / Alonso, Bettina / Bouchard, Philippe / Cardaropoli, Daniele / Cavalcanti, Raffaele / Chackartchi, Tali / Franch-Chillida, Fernando / Gianserra, Rodolfo / Guerrero, Adrian / Landi, Luca / Masiero, Silvia / Mensi, Magda / Moratti, Paolo / Oreglia, Francesco / Rupe, Antonio / Sanchez, Ignazio / Sforza, Nicola / Capri, Diego / Zabalegui, Ion / Sanz, Mariano / Tonetti, Maurizio / Tomasi, CristianoPage 363 - 371Purpose: No information is available on the perception of the quality of care in patients treated for periodontitis. The purpose of this article was to assess how periodontitis-affected patients perceive the quality of periodontal treatment (PT) and to measure the factors which may influence it.Materials and Methods: 306 subjects who completed PT were invited to participate. Questionnaires and visual analogic scales (VAS) evaluating perception of quality of care, symptoms, and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) were handed out. Oral and periodontal indicators were collected before and after treatment. The impact of different factors on perception of quality was assessed with a regression model.Results: Quality evaluation was high yet unrelated for both patients and clinicians (p = 0.983). Quality was negatively influenced by the number of residual oral ...

Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 27, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research