Afrashtehfar Kelvin Ian, Bryant Stephen Ross
Division of Restorative Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Ajman University, Ajman City, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Jun 18;10(6):e25767. doi: 10.2196/25767.
Assessment of the subjective experiences of individuals with maxillary anterior (ie, the upper front region of the mouth) single-tooth implants is limited mainly to quantitative measurements of satisfaction with appearance. Interestingly, there is unexplained variability in the relationship between satisfaction and appearance.
This qualitative study protocol aims to explore and better understand the satisfaction with appearance and function in a Canadian population with maxillary anterior single-tooth implants treated at a postgraduate university clinic. Thus, we aim to obtain diversity among participants relating to the identification of esthetically pleasing and displeasing cases from a clinician perspective.
A qualitative research design using interpretative phenomenology analysis (IPA) will provide an adaptable inductive research approach. The participants will be recruited, and consent documents, photographs, digital intraoral scans, and self-administered questionnaire responses will be obtained from them. The transcribed verbatim data from audio-recorded, in-depth, semistructured, one-to-one interviews of the participants will be managed, coded, and analyzed thematically with computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software. The IPA will consider the COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative (COREQ) guidelines when applicable.
For the qualitative interview, we plan to include at least eight patients to conduct up to 1.5 hours of open-ended interviews with each participant aided by an interview guide. Ethical approval was granted by the University of British Columbia Behavioral Research Ethics Board (H19-00107) in May 2019. Two American dental foundations funded this study.
The analysis in this study will elucidate the aspects (including their value) that influence participant satisfaction at different dental implant treatment stages. This will be the first qualitative study on this group of the population to explore and obtain a better understanding of their satisfaction with appearance and function, as well as any other patient-reported outcome measures that could be identified.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/25767.
对上颌前牙区（即口腔上部前部区域）单颗牙种植患者主观体验的评估主要局限于对外貌满意度的定量测量。有趣的是，满意度与外貌之间的关系存在无法解释的变异性。
本定性研究方案旨在探索并更好地理解加拿大某研究生大学诊所治疗的上颌前牙区单颗牙种植患者对外貌和功能的满意度。因此，我们旨在从临床医生的角度，在参与者中获取关于美观与不美观病例识别方面的多样性。
采用解释现象学分析（IPA）的定性研究设计将提供一种适应性强的归纳研究方法。将招募参与者，并从他们那里获取同意书、照片、数字化口内扫描以及自行填写的问卷回复。对参与者进行录音、深入、半结构化、一对一访谈的逐字记录数据将使用计算机辅助定性数据分析软件进行管理、编码和主题分析。在适用时，IPA将考虑定性研究报告统一标准（COREQ）指南。
对于定性访谈，我们计划纳入至少8名患者，在访谈指南的辅助下，对每位参与者进行长达1.5小时的开放式访谈。2019年5月，英属哥伦比亚大学行为研究伦理委员会（H19 - 00107）批准了伦理许可。两项美国牙科基金会资助了本研究。
本研究的分析将阐明在不同牙种植治疗阶段影响参与者满意度的各个方面（包括其价值）。这将是对该人群进行的第一项定性研究，旨在探索并更好地理解他们对外貌和功能的满意度，以及任何其他可识别的患者报告结局指标。
国际注册报告识别码（IRRID）：DERR1 - 10.2196/25767
