Assessment of Quality of Life and Speech after Implant-Retained Oral Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Table 2

Table showing “𝑃” value for quality of life comparing radiated and non radiated jaws.

	Preimplant	6 months	12 months	18 months
QL	0.580	0.894	0.380	0.919
HNPA	0.240	0.919	0.339	0.578
HNSW	0.625	0.378	0.058	0.140
HNSE	0.232	0.178	0.936	0.315
HNSP	0.069	0.889	0.907	0.945
HNSO	0.822	0.770	0.953	0.750
HNSC	0.274	0.640	0.336	0.539
HNTE	0.242	0.939	0.606	0.925
HNOM	0.720	0.938	0.514	0.552
HNDR	0.329	0.410	0.821	0.098
HNSS	0.519	0.831	0.761	0.101
HNNU	0.173	0.224	0.317	0.352
HNFE	0.303	0.778	0.031	0.352
HNWL	0.023	0.418	0.893	0.591
HNWG	0.526	0.909	0.101	0.877

EORTC QLQ-C30, QL, Global Health Status.
EORTC QLQ-H & N 35, HNPA: pain symptom scale; HNSW: swallowing; HNSE: sense problem; HNSP: speech problem; HNSO: trouble with social eating; HNSC: trouble with social contact; HNTE: teeth; HNOM: opening of mouth; HNDR: dry mouth; HNSS: sticky saliva; HNNU: nutritional supplements; HNFE: feeding tube; HNWL: weight loss; HNWG: weight gain.