Table 4 16-item United Kingdom oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL-UK) scores before and after periodontal surgery

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) *