Chilean Patients’ Perception of Their Oral Health-Related Quality of Life After Bichectomy

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics and Clinical Data of the Patients Included in the Study (n=73)

Variable		n	Percentage
Sex	Women	68	93.15
	Men	5	6.85
Educational level	High school	22	30.14
	Technical	7	9.59
	University	44	60.27
Smoking status	More than 10 cigarettes	3	4.11
	Less than 10 cigarettes	16	21.92
	None	54	73.97
Contraceptives (women)	No	34	46.58
	Yes	39	53.42

Table 2 Percentage of Patients Who Reported Substantial Interference in Their Quality of Life According to the Responses “Quite a Few Problems” and “Many Problems” for Oral Function and General Activity (n=73)

Domain	Item	Day 1	Day 3	Day 5	Day 7	p-value*
Oral function	Eating desired foods	46.58	24.66	8.22	2.78	<0.001
	Chewing	71.23	28.77	9.59	2.78	<0.001
	Opening mouth to the maximum	61.64	31.51	23.29	9.72	<0.001
	Speaking	13.7	1.37	5.48	0	<0.001
General activity	Sleeping	10.96	5.48	4.11	0	0.015
	Continuing daily routine	23.29	12.33	2.74	2.78	<0.001
	Continuing social life	27.4	10.96	2.74	0	<0.001
	Participating in sports or hobbies	52.05	28.77	12.33	4.17	<0.001

Note: *Chi-square (level of significance P=0.05).

Table 3 Percentage of Patients with Signs or Symptoms per Postoperative Day (n=73)

Signs and Symptoms	Day 1	Day 3	Day 5	Day 7	p-value*
Swelling in the cheeks	97.26	97.26	93.15	81.94	0.001
Ecchymosis	10.96	27.4	42.47	33.33	<0.001
Bleeding after surgery	1.37	0	0	0	0.39
Nausea	4.11	0	2.74	0	0.1
Bad taste or bad breath	5.48	1.37	2.74	1.37	0.38
Food accumulation at the surgery site	6.85	2.74	5.48	6.94	0.65

Note: *Chi-square (level of significance P=0.05).

Figure 1 Mean and 95% Confidence Interval of the worst pain perceived according to the verbal rating scale (VRS) per postoperative day (n=73).