Single implant supported prosthesis viable treatment strategy in female patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome: Study
Single implant supported prosthesis viable treatment strategy in female patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome suggests a study published in the Clinical Oral Implants Research.
Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hyposalivation. Currently, there is limited evidence for the prognosis of dental implant treatment in Sjögren's syndrome. They hypothesized comparable clinical outcomes of implant-supported restorations in pSS-patients and control subjects, and improvement in oral health-related quality of life 5 years after restoration. Patients with pSS and matched (age, gender, and tooth region) control group were recruited between June 2016 and March 2020.
The clinical and radiological examination were performed, and patient-reported oral health impact profile (OHIP-49) questionnaire was used 2 months (baseline), 1, 3, and 5 years after prosthetic treatment. Results: They included 23 patients with pSS and 24 matched control subjects (all women, mean age: 57.1 years). The overall DMFT (decayed-missed-filled-tooth) was significantly higher (p = 0.008), symptoms of dry mouth were more severe (p = 0.001), and unstimulated and chewing-stimulated saliva flow rates were significantly lower (p < 0.001) in pSS than in control group.
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