Differences in self-perceived OHRQoL between fully dentate subjects and edentulous patients depending on their prosthesis type, socio-demographic profile, and clinical features.

Objectives: This observational cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate and compare the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and clinical performance between dentate subjects and edentulous patients restored with conventional dentures or implant overdentures.

Methods: 85 edentulous patients were grouped as follows: Group-1 (CD): conventional denture wearers (n = 42), and Group-2 (IO): implant-retained overdenture wearers (n = 43). For the OHRQoL comparisons, a control group of subjects with a healthy natural dentition (Group-3, ND; n = 50) was included.

Impact of the retention system of implant fixed dental restorations on the peri-implant health, state of the prosthesis, and patients' oral health-related quality of life.

Objectives: To investigate the impact of the retention system (screwed or cemented) of implant fixed dental prostheses (i-FDPs) on the peri-implant health, prosthesis' state, patient self-evaluation of functionality and aesthetics, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: 35 participants were classified into two groups according to the retention system of their metal-ceramic i-FDPs. For the analysis of peri-implant health and prosthetic complications, the implant units were individually assessed.

Validation of the "Quality of Life related to function, aesthetics, socialization, and thoughts about health-behavioural habits (QoLFAST-10)" scale for wearers of implant-supported fixed partial dentures.

Objectives: To validate the 'Quality of Life related to function, aesthetics, socialization, and thoughts about health-behavioural habits (QoLFAST-10)' questionnaire for assessing the whole concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of implant-supported fixed partial denture (FPD) wearers.

Methods: 107 patients were assigned to: Group 1 (HP; n=37): fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses (control); Group 2 (C-PD, n=35): cemented partial dentures; and Group 3 (S-PD, n=35): screwed partial dentures. Patients answered the QoLFAST-10 and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) scales.

Validation of a new, specific, complete, and short OHRQoL scale (QoLFAST-10) for wearers of implant overdentures and fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses.

Objectives: To validate a new index for assessing the whole concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of implant-prosthesis wearers.

Methods: 113 patients who were not requesting dental treatment were assigned to: Group 1 (CD; n=38): complete denture users (control); Group 2 (IO; n=38): implant overdenture wearers; and Group 3 (HP; n=37): hybrid implant prosthesis users. Patients answered the newly-designed 'Quality of Life related to Function, Aesthetics, Socialization, and Thoughts about health-behavioural habits' (QoLFAST-10) and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-20sp) questionnaires.

Oral aesthetic-related quality of life of muco-supported prosthesis and implant-retained overdenture wearers assessed by a new, short, specific scale (QoLDAS-9).

Objectives: To validate a new questionnaire for evaluating the 'Oral aesthetic-related quality of life (OARQoL)' of prosthetically restored patients. 'OARQoL' assesses the impact of the self-perceived dental aesthetics on patients' well-being.

Methods: The 'Quality of Life associated with Dental Aesthetic Satisfaction (QoLDAS)' index was designed.

Validation of the 'Quality of Life with Implant Prostheses (QoLIP-10)' questionnaire for wearers of cement-retained implant-supported restorations.

Objectives: To validate the 'Quality of Life with Implant-Prostheses (QoLIP-10)' questionnaire for assessing the impact of cemented implant prostheses on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL).

Methods: 84 subjects wearing implant restorations were distributed as follows: Group 1 (SD-I; n=35): screwed FDPs (fixed dental prostheses) supported by 2 implants; Group 2 (SD-II; n=7): screwed FDPs supported by 3-5 implants; Group 3 (CD-I; n=36): cemented FDPs supported by 2 implants; and Group 4 (CD-II; n=6): cemented FDPs supported by 3-5 implants. The QoLIP-10 and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) scales were used.

Impact of various screwed implant prostheses on oral health-related quality of life as measured with the QoLIP-10 and OHIP-14 scales: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aimed to validate the Quality of Life with Implant-Prostheses (QoLIP-10) questionnaire for assessing the impact of screwed implant-supported rehabilitations on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: 131 patients wearing screw-retained implant restorations were assigned to the following groups: Group 1 (HP; n=50): fixed-detachable hybrid prostheses (control), Group 2 (S-PD; n=43): metal-ceramic screwed partial dentures, and Group 3 (S-CD; n=38): metal-ceramic screwed complete dentures. Impacts on OHRQoL were evaluated using the QoLIP-10 and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) scales.

A new, short, specific questionnaire (QoLIP-10) for evaluating the oral health-related quality of life of implant-retained overdenture and hybrid prosthesis wearers.

Objectives: This study aimed to validate a new questionnaire for assessing the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of implant-prosthesis wearers.

Methods: A group of specialists designed the 10-item scale: 'Quality of Life with Implant-Prostheses' (QoLIP-10). After completing a pilot trial, 150 subjects wearing implant-prostheses or complete dentures who were not requesting dental treatment participated in the main investigation.

Effects of probiotics in periodontal diseases: a systematic review.

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the effects of probiotics in prevention and/or treatment of periodontal diseases.

Materials And Methods: We performed broad searches in the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane databases and selected articles that satisfied the description of randomized clinical trials comparing the administration of probiotics versus placebo or another intervention to prevent or treat periodontal diseases in adult patients.

Results: Four randomized clinical trials were analyzed in the final review process.

Differences in impact of patient and prosthetic characteristics on oral health-related quality of life among implant-retained overdenture wearers.

Objectives: To evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of implant-retained overdenture users.

Methods: 63 patients aged 50-90 years treated with at least one implant overdenture at the Complutense University (Madrid) in 2000-2010 were included. Of those, 42 answered the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14 sp) questionnaire.