Do psychological factors predict changes in oral health‐related quality of life and clinical status after periodontal treatment?

Interventions engaging community health workers (CHW) for diabetes management aim to improve diabetes care and self-management behaviors among patients. We evaluated the effects of nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) with the CHW strategy on oral self-care behaviors, periodontal status and oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The participants were randomly assigned to experimental (EG; n = 35) and control (CG; n = 33) groups. All participants received NSPT, whereas the patients in the EG also received one-on-one 30 min lessons from a CHW over 4 weeks. The EG exhibited greater improvement in the probing pocket depth (β = −0.2, effect size [ES] = 0.61) and clinical attachment level (β = −0.2, ES = 0.59) at 1-month follow-up than the CG did. The ES increased over the 1-, 3- and 6-month follow-ups, indicating an increase in OHQoL (ES = 0.19, 0.60, and 0.62, respectively) in the EG. The patients in the EG were more likely to change their oral self-care behaviors than patients in the CG were. The NSPT with CHW strategy had a positive effect on 1-month periodontal treatment outcomes, long-term OHQoL and oral self-care behaviors in patients with T2DM.

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The impact of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Oral Investigations ◽

10.1007/s00784-019-03188-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 585-596 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

João Botelho ◽

Vanessa Machado ◽

Luís Proença ◽

Danilo Horie Bellini ◽

Leandro Chambrone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Oral Health ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Periodontal Treatment ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

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The mediation effects of psychological factors in the relationship between mouth dryness and oral health related quality of life

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health ◽

10.11149/jkaoh.2014.38.1.31 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 31 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hee-Jung Park ◽

Minsung Sohn ◽

Jun Hyup Lee ◽

Bo-Hyoung Jin ◽

Sophia Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Mediation Effects ◽

Mouth Dryness ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship

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Short-Term Impact of Non-Surgical and Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in a Greek Population—A Prospective Cohort Study

Dentistry Journal ◽

10.3390/dj8020054 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Charis Theodoridis ◽

Anastasia Violesti ◽

Maria Nikiforidou ◽

Georgios C. Menexes ◽

Ioannis D. Vouros

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Periodontal Therapy ◽

Periodontal Treatment ◽

Clinical Parameters ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Clinical Measurements

While periodontitis deteriorates patients’ quality of life, non-surgical periodontal treatment seems to offer an improvement. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of non-surgical and surgical periodontal treatment on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) utilizing patient-centered assessments and surrogate clinical measurements in Greek adults. Eighty-three individuals with chronic periodontitis were enrolled in the study. Assessment of OHRQoL with the use of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire in conjunction with clinical measurements of pocket probing depth (PPD), plaque index (PI) and bleeding on probing (BOP) were performed at baseline (t0), after non-surgical therapy (t1) and after periodontal surgery (t2). A statistically significant reduction of OHIP-14 score was recorded at t1 and t2 examination compared to baseline (p < 0.001) and a statistically significant improvement in all clinical parameter at all time points was recorded (p < 0.05). No correlation between the clinical parameters and the total score of OHIP-14 was recorded at any time point. Non-surgical periodontal treatment seemed to improve OHRQoL in terms of OHIP-14 scores, whilst supplementary surgical periodontal therapy did not offer any additional benefit. No correlation was found between patients’ perception of quality of life expressed by OHIP-14 score and the surrogate clinical parameters.

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