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July 8, 2026

Changes in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Following Restorative Dental Treatment of Untreated Dental Caries: A Prospective Study in the Saudi Population.

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AIAzhar IqbalFCFarooq Ahmad ChaudharySAS A Alqahtani

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Prospective study evaluates improvements in quality of life after dental treatment for untreated caries, indicating its effectiveness.

Key Points

  • Evaluate how restorative dental treatment affects oral health-related and general quality of life in Saudi adults.
  • Prospective longitudinal cohort study with 269 adult patients at Jouf University Dental Clinics
  • Assessment using Arabic versions of OHIP-14, OIDP, and WHOQOL-BREF instruments at baseline and one-month follow-up
  • Statistical analysis included paired and independent t-tests, effect size calculation, and multiple linear regression
  • Significant improvement in OHIP-14 scores from 20.64 to 6.81 (p < 0.001), and OIDP from 7.17 to 0.27 (p < 0.001)
  • WHOQOL-BREF scores increased from 32.53 to 43.03 (p < 0.001)
  • Greater improvement observed in participants with more advanced caries severity

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Iqbal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4deabbd2ea289ef6284366https://doi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2758
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