University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork, T12 E8YV, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2021 May;190(2):835-842. doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02327-y. Epub 2020 Jul 27.
This review aims to identify and summarise the findings of published qualitative studies relating to patients' experiences of dental implant surgery, by means of textual narrative synthesis. A comprehensive two-stage electronic and manual search of the literature identified relevant qualitative studies up to January 2020. Included primary studies (n = 15) used qualitative research methods including interviews and focus groups to investigate patients' experiences of dental implant treatment. They looked at the experience of tooth loss, the decision making process, the pre-implant experience, motivating factors and barriers for treatment and the post-implant experience with the prosthesis. There is a deficiency in the exploration of the patients' intraoperative dental surgical experience and the adjunctive effects of conscious sedation. The included studies give considerable insight into patients' experiences of the dental implant journey, which in the main, had overall positive consensus. The limited information available regarding patients' experience of the intra operative dental implant surgery with or without conscious sedation warrants further investigation. This information is a fundamental step to understanding the patients' preferences, needs and values and ultimately enhancing the quality of patient care.
本综述旨在通过文字叙述性综合，确定并总结与患者对牙科种植手术体验相关的已发表定性研究的结果。通过全面的两阶段电子和手动文献检索，确定了截至 2020 年 1 月的相关定性研究。纳入的主要研究（n=15）采用了定性研究方法，包括访谈和焦点小组，以调查患者对牙科种植治疗的体验。研究内容涉及牙齿缺失的体验、决策过程、种植前的体验、治疗的动机因素和障碍以及修复体的种植后体验。对患者术中牙科手术体验以及清醒镇静辅助作用的探索不足。纳入的研究对患者的牙科种植之旅体验提供了相当多的深入了解，总体上具有积极的共识。关于患者在清醒镇静或无清醒镇静情况下接受术中牙科种植手术的体验的有限信息需要进一步研究。这些信息是了解患者偏好、需求和价值观的基本步骤，最终可以提高患者护理质量。
