@MASTERSTHESIS{ 2017:2048847782,
 	title = {Avaliação da qualidade de vida usando OHIP-14 em pacientes submetidos à reposição total da articulação temporomandibular : um estudo prospectivo},
 	year = {2017},
 	url = "http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/8147",
 	abstract = "Objective: To compare, in patients treated with total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prostheses, oral health-related quality of life before and after surgery using the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Material and Methods: Participants were asked to complete the OHIP-14 before surgery (T0) and at 2 months (T1), 6 months (T2), and 1 year after surgery (T3). Pain intensity and symptom severity were rated using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: Ten patients treated with TMJ prostheses completed the 1-year follow-up and were included. Between T0 and T3, mean scores decreased significantly from 1.1±1.0 to 0.1±0.2 in functional limitation, from 3.4±0.6 to 0.0±0.1 in physical pain, from 2.9±0.9 to 0.1±0.2 in psychological discomfort, from 2.2±1.5 to 0.1±0.3 in physical disability, and from 1.7±0.9 to 0.0±0.0 in psychological disability (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). There was also a significant decrease in the mean total OHIP-14 score between T0 (12.32±5.18) and T3 (0.44±0.65) (p < 0.001). Significant improvement was observed in TMJ pain from T0 to T3 (p < 0.001), with improvements also seen in headache and muscle fatigue. Conclusions: Our results suggest that total TMJ replacement reduces symptoms and pain, leading to an improvement in patients’ quality of life and psychological well-being.",
 	publisher = {Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul},
 	scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia},
 	note = {Escola de Ciências da Saúde}
}