Abstract
Abstract Introduction Understanding the effects of periodontal therapy is essential in performance and satisfaction of partially dentate patients. Objective To assess the effect of subgingival periodontal treatment in performance and masticatory satisfaction and ability as reported by partially dentate patients with untreated chronic periodontitis. Materials and method Patients were given nonsurgical periodontal treatment and masticatory satisfaction, ability, and performance were evaluated before and after treatment. Performance was assessed based on sieving chewed standardized chewable material, while satisfaction and ability were analyzed using a questionnaire based on OHIP-EDENT. Result Mean numbers of functional tooth units were 10.36 ± 1.43 anterior and 6.73 ± 0.79 posterior teeth. Masticatory performance did not vary significantly (p = 0.075), and mean particle sizes before and after treatment were 4.23 ± 1.84 mm and 3.90 ± 0.75 mm, respectively. Overall satisfaction and ability scores after treatment were higher (p > 0.05) compared with scores prior to the periodontal intervention. Conclusion Periodontal treatment improves masticatory satisfaction and ability with no effect on performance.
Highlights
Understanding the effects of periodontal therapy is essential in performance and satisfaction of partially dentate patients
In view of the specific characteristics of periodontitis, research has looked into the relationship between periodontal diseases and the masticatory process, and found that these conditions may be responsible for dysfunctional mastication
While some studies have focused on the correlation between periodontal status and masticatory capacity in the effort to establish a direct link between clinical parameters and mastication[6,7,8,9,10,11,12], others have examined the association of tooth loss[13,14] and/or loss of insertion[15] with masticatory efficiency and bite force
Summary
Understanding the effects of periodontal therapy is essential in performance and satisfaction of partially dentate patients. Objective: To assess the effect of subgingival periodontal treatment in performance and masticatory satisfaction and ability as reported by partially dentate patients with untreated chronic periodontitis. While some studies have focused on the correlation between periodontal status and masticatory capacity in the effort to establish a direct link between clinical parameters and mastication[6,7,8,9,10,11,12], others have examined the association of tooth loss[13,14] and/or loss of insertion[15] with masticatory efficiency and bite force As a rule these studies show that tooth loss and periodontal disease negatively affect overall satisfaction and masticatory ability of individuals
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