RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH REDUCED ALVEOLAR PROCESSES IN WHICH REHABILITATION USED BONE PLASTY AND DENTAL IMPLANTATION

Abstract

In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the problems of using dental implants in complex anatomical conditions due to bone deficiency. The probability of a favorable outcome after the treatment is quite high, which in turn is supported by the long-term results obtained after using various approaches in the rehabilitation of patients with a reduced volume of jaw bone tissue. Of course, the rehabilitation of such patients is difficult not only in terms of surgical preparation, but also in terms of orthopedic benefits, which impose restrictions on the capabilities of the patient's chewing and speech apparatus. In turn, the patient is faced with the task of maintaining as long as possible the result that the doctor originally sought, namely, using various methods of bone grafting, to create the necessary amount of bone tissue for the installation of implants, which are later used for orthopedic constructions, largely replenishing the functional characteristics. previously lost dentition. There are many studies that are devoted to modern methods of rehabilitation of patients with reduced alveolar processes of the jaws, however, only a small part affects the observation of delayed results of treatment of patients using bone grafting methods in combination with dental implantation. One of the advantages of this study is the ability to follow in dynamics what happens to these patients over a time period of up to 10 years, how strong the adaptive capabilities of the body are after major surgical interventions, what patient management tactics turned out to be the most effective. The assessment of the quality of life of such patients makes it possible to fully determine the feasibility of the operations and techniques to restore the function of the masticatory-speech apparatus. The duration of the positive result obtained directly depends on the further interaction between the doctor and the patient. The key point is the dispensary observation of the patient, as a result of which the doctor gains clinical experience, and therefore the ability to predict further complications with one or another approach to the rehabilitation of patients in this category. On the other hand, for an objective assessment of the treatment performed, it is necessary to determine a common denominator that reflects the quality of life of our patients, therefore, the article presents the results of chewing assessment, as a fundamental criterion for the quality of life for most of these patients, using the SF-36 questionnaire, which is a kind of translator between subjective feelings of the patient and an objective assessment of the doctor.