Evaluation of Quality of Life and Satisfaction in Patients with Fixed Prostheses on Zygomatic Implants Compared with the All-on-Four Concept: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Study

Juan Alberto Fernández-Ruiz, Mariano Sánchez-Siles, Yolanda Guerrero-Sánchez, Jesús Pato-Mourelo and Fabio Camacho-Alonso
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Juan Alberto Fernández-Ruiz: Clinica Fernández, 07800 Ibiza, Spain
Mariano Sánchez-Siles: Clínica Dental Puerta Nueva, 30001 Murcia, Spain
Yolanda Guerrero-Sánchez: Department of Anatomy and Psychobiology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Jesús Pato-Mourelo: Galimplant, 27600 Sarria (Lugo), Spain
Fabio Camacho-Alonso: Department of Oral Surgery, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Purpose : No published research has compared patients’ quality of life and satisfaction with fixed prostheses supported by zygomatic implants with those supported by all-on-four prostheses. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ quality of life and satisfaction with fixed prostheses on zygomatic implants compared with the all-on-four concept. Materials and Methods : A total of 80 patients with atrophic edentulous maxillae were randomized into two groups: Group 1 (rehabilitated with fixed prostheses supported by 2–4 zygomatic and 2–4 conventional implants in the anterior region) and Group 2 (fixed prostheses on four implants in the anterior region following an all-on-four concept). One year after placement of the definitive prostheses, patients completed OHIP-14 and satisfaction questionnaires. Results : In all seven domains of the OHIP-14 and in the overall scores, a worse quality of life was found in Group 2 patients, with statistically significant differences between the two groups ( p ? 0.05). Patients with zygomatic implants were more satisfied with their prostheses, with a statistically significant difference ( p < 0.001). Conclusions : According to the results of this study, rehabilitation of patients with edentulous atrophic maxillae with prostheses supported by zygomatic implants combined with anterior implants provided better patient quality of life and satisfaction than prostheses supported by four implants.

Keywords: quality of life; satisfaction; fixed prostheses; zygomatic implants; all-on-four concept (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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