TY - JOUR AU - Rocha Sena, Isadora AU - Dumont Flecha, Olga AU - Cristiano Ramos Glória, José AU - Cecília Sales Mendes Prates, Maria AU - Gomes Brandão Rodrigues, Vanessa AU - Lopes Alves, Frederico AU - Henrique Barroso Maciel, Emilio AU - Silveira de Oliveira, Evandro AU - Willya Douglas-de-Oliveira, Dhelfeson AU - Vicente Cardoso, Luiza AU - Furtado Gonçalves, Patricia PY - 2021/12/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Quality of life perception and self-esteem after dental intervention and kidney transplantation: a case series JF - Revista Estomatología JA - Rev Estomatol VL - 29 IS - 2 SE - Case Series DO - 10.25100/re.v29i2.11017 UR - https://estomatologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/11017 SP - AB - <p class="p2"><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic kidney failure occurs when the kidneys fail to perform their multitasking effectively, leading the patient to hemodialysis or kidney transplantation and progressive emotional exhaustion</p><p class="p2"><strong>Objective: </strong>to evaluate the perception of quality of life related to oral health and self-esteem of patients undergoing hemodialysis, after dental interventions and kidney transplants.</p><p class="p2"><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>Eighty-two patients answered the SF-36, OHIP-14 and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale questionnaires. Of these, 76 underwent dental interventions and answered the questionnaires again. After 3 years, only 33 continued the study. Twelve were transplanted and 10 completed the questionnaires.</p><p class="p2"><strong>Results: </strong>Only self-esteem showed improvement, with statistically significant changes.</p><p class="p2"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dental treatment and kidney transplantation improved patients' self-esteem. There was a trend towards improvement in the social aspect.</p> ER -