Assessment of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Surgically Treated Oral Cancer Patients after Prosthetic Rehabilitation
Rakhi Kumari, Nikita Raman, Amit Kumar, Humaira Jabeen Tamanna, Anjali, Praveen Gangadharappa · 2024
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Description
Removing oral cancer saves life but can cost speech, swallowing, and looks, and Rakhi Kumari and co-authors asked whether custom prostheses restore quality of life afterwards. They followed 120 patients whose tumours were surgically removed, fitted by two specialist prosthetists, and measured oral-health quality of life with a standard questionnaire covering seven dimensions of daily impact.
Scores after rehabilitation dropped significantly compared with before treatment, and in this scale lower means better: less pain, less handicap, easier eating and speaking. The authors conclude that prosthetic rehabilitation meaningfully improves daily life for oral cancer survivors. The study adds weight to funding such specialist dental work as part of cancer aftercare rather than an optional extra.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rakhi Kumari, Nikita Raman, Amit Kumar, Humaira Jabeen Tamanna, Anjali, Praveen Gangadharappa |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |