Mehmood Hussain, Syed Kashif Naqvi, Syed Abrar Ali, Nazia Yazdanie, Mohammad Yawar Khan, Moin Khan.
Quality of life in oral cancer patients after provision of maxillary obturators.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;34(4):761-4.

The study was conducted to observe Quality of Life (QoL) in oral cancer patients after provision of maxillary obturators. This study was carried out in Prosthodontics Department of Hamdard University Dental Hospital, Karachi from October 2009 to September 2013.Thirty two patients were included in this study with age range of 15- 74 years. Twenty five patients were males while seven were females. A Questionnaire based on Oral Health Impact Profile -14 (OHIP-14) was used before provision of the obturator and then 6 months after the obturator provided to assess changes in QoL. Data were collected and statistical analysis was done by using SPSS software. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was applied and results were obtained. Probability level of P<.05 was considered statistically significant. There was marked improvement in quality of life in these patients after provision of obturators. All patients were satisfied with their obturators. Five patients needed minor adjustments in their obturators which were made accordingly. All patients showed significant improvement in speech (P value .025), mastication (P value .0) and self confidence (P value .014).

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