The impact of laminate veneer restoration on oral health-related quality of life: A case series study

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Laminate veneer restorations exhibit excellent ability to reproduce the natural teeth regarding esthetic and biomechanics. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of laminate veneers on oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL).METHODS: In this case series study, the impact of treatment on OHQol was measured using the standard questionnaire OHIP-۱۴. This tool was applied to ۱۹ patients who visited the private office of restorative and cosmetic specialist before and six months after treatment.RESULTS: The maximum score recorded by Oral Health Impact Profile-۱۴ was ۳۴ before treatment, with ۳۱ after treatment. The average score decreased from ۱۳.۱ ± ۹.۴۴ (before treatment) to ۱۲ ± ۱۰.۶ (after treatment). Comparison of the frequencies of patient’s responses to OHQoL suggested that changes in OHQoL for question number ۴ (uncomfortable to eat food) and question number ۹ (difficult to relax) were significant, respectively (P = ۰.۰۳, P = ۰.۰۲) and for question number ۱۰ (feeling embarrassed) were nearly significant (P = ۰.۰۷). Nineteen subjects in this study exhibited improvement in OHQoL.CONCLUSION: Esthetic dental treatment using laminate veneers would significantly affect OHQoL enhancement in some aspects.

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Oral Health , Quality of Life , Cosmetic Dentistry , Laminate Veneer