Table 10 Quality of Life (QOL) mean Scores
|  | Pre-Op Mean score (SD) | 6 months Mean score (SD) | 12 months Mean score (SD) | Δ | P- Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pain | 24 (23) | 22 (17.6) | 16 (17.3) | −8 | 0.02 |
swallowing | 16 (23) | 31 (22.6) | 26 (22.2) | 10 | < 0.01 |
senses | 14 (21.2) | 26 (20.7) | 21 (23.2) | 7 | < 0.01 |
speech | 15 (18.3) | 23 (18.7) | 22 (19.4) | 7 | 0.03 |
social eating | 16 (25) | 28 (22.3) | 32 (24.3) | 16 | < 0.01 |
social contact | 5 (12.4) | 12 (18) | 11 (17.6) | 6 | 0.004 |
sexuality | 16 (28) | 23 (28.1) | 18 (27.7) | 2 | 0.02 |
teeth | 10 (22) | 14 (21.1) | 24 (32) | 14 | 0.07 |
mouth open | 20 (33) | 39 (33) | 42 (36.1) | 22 | < 0.01 |
coughing | 30 (24.1) | 40 (28) | 34 (23.7) | 4 | 0.03 |
felt ill | 12 (21.3) | 15 (24) | 5 (15.5) | −7 | 0.002 |