Oral health‐related quality of life and associated factors in patients with burning mouth syndrome

Abstract This study aimed to assess the impact of oral health on the quality of life of adolescents. A cross-sectional study was performed with students from public and private schools from Passo Fundo, Brazil. All students were aged between 15 and 19 years old. The proportional random sample consisted of 736 adolescents from 20 schools. A structured questionnaire was applied, and an oral examination was performed, counting the number of teeth. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed by OHIP-14. Associations between quality of life and associated factors were analyzed. The mean OHIP-14 score was 7.25. Age, ethnicity and studying in a public school were associated to the OHIP-14 score. Tooth loss (p=0.79) was not associated with quality of life. Additionally, questions related to appearance, such as whether teeth appearance bothers the adolescent (p=0.68) were not associated with quality of life. Attending a public school (OR=1.63; CI95%: 0.98-2.70) and self-reported halitosis (OR=1.48; CI95%: 1.01-2.16) were strongly associated to higher impact on quality of life. It was concluded that socioeconomic conditions and halitosis were associated to higher impact on quality of life of adolescents

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Changes in oral health related quality of life and its associated factors in individuals with brain injury

Brain Injury ◽

10.1080/02699052.2021.1891289 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Simple F. Kothari ◽

Gustavo G. Nascimento ◽

Fernanda P. De Caxias ◽

Mille B. Jakobsen ◽

Jørgen F. Nielsen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Oral Health ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY POPULATION

Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.52764/jms.21.29.3.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (03) ◽

Author(s):

Shazia Makhdoom ◽

Aliya Khan ◽

Imaad Khan ◽

Farhad Khattak

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate oral health related quality of life and its associated factors in elderly. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was done at medical OPD of KTH Peshawar by using Non-probability consecutive sampling method of 411 elderly patients. All the patients had oral examination, followed by an interview through a validated questionnaire having demographics and oral health related quality of life( OHRQoL) was measured using OHIP-14 having Likert, with higher scores indicating poor oral health (lower OHRQoL) and vice versa. Results: The mean OHIP-14 score (range 0-56) was 62.35± 10.94 which is much higher than the threshold for poor OHRQoL ‘poor OH’ ?11.0 (SD?±?6.9). OHRQoL was found good in the participants having good oral Hygiene (51.74) and who were more qualified. Females had relatively good OHRQoL (61.4).Mean OHIP score was higher in the participants belonging to rural areas (67.1) as compared to urban areas. Conclusion: This study found poor OHRQoL in elderly population in Peshawar. Participants who had good oral hygiene & who were qualified had good OHRQoL. OHRQoL was found poor in rural areas participants; it was relatively good in females as compared to males.

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