Table 2 Summary of the answers from 91 evaluable OHIP questionnaires
From: Patient satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life 10 years after implant placement
Prevalence of impairment in the past month | Never (%) | Rarely (%) | Occasionally (%) | Often (%) | Very often (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Functional limitation | |||||
Difficulty chewing | 67 | 24.2 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
Trouble pronouncing words | 94.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Noticed tooth that doesn't look right | 89 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
Appearance affected | 83.5 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
Breath stale | 65.9 | 19.8 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
Taste worse | 90.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Food catching | 28.6 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 5.5 |
Digestion worse | 87.9 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Dentures not fitting | 98.9 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Physical pain | |||||
Painful aching | 72.5 | 16.5 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 0 |
Sore jaw | 70.3 | 17.6 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 |
Headaches | 91.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Sensitive teeth | 59.3 | 16.5 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 0 |
Toothache | 79.1 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
Painful gums | 63.7 | 27.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
Uncomfortable to eat | 85.7 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0 |
Sore spots | 67 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
Uncomfortable dentures | 98.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Psychological discomfort | |||||
Worried by dental problems | 68.1 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Self-conscious | 84.6 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
Dental problems made you miserable | 86.8 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felt uncomfortable about the appearance | 84.6 | 11 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Felt tense | 84.6 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Physical disability | |||||
Speech unclear | 94.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Others misunderstood | 91.2 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less flavor in food | 92.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to brush teeth | 79.1 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
Avoid eating | 90.1 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 |
Diet unsatisfactory | 91.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to eat (dentures) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avoid smiling | 87.9 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Interrupt meals | 96.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Psychological disability | |||||
Sleep interrupted | 87.9 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Upset | 90.1 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
Difficult to relax | 63.7 | 27.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
Depressed | 87.9 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
Concentration affected | 87.9 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Been embarrassed | 91.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Social disability | |||||
Avoid going out | 97.8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less tolerant of others | 84.6 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Trouble getting on with others | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Irritable with others | 86.8 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Difficulty doing jobs | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Handicap | |||||
Your general health has worsened | 85.7 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Financial loss | 72.5 | 18.7 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to enjoy people’s company | 89 | 8.8 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Life unsatisfying | 76.9 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to function | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to work | 91.2 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |