Periodontal Status and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Elderly attending Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu, Nepal

Background: In elderly, poor oral health in the form of tooth loss, dental caries, periodontal disease and oral cancer affects physical and psychological aspect of life. Health is not only absence of disease but also psychological and social well-being. Thus, the assessment of disease by clinical examination as well as measurement of psychosocial impacts associated with disease are equally important. Aim: To find the association between periodontal status and oral health-related quality of life among elderly attending Kantipur Dental College. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 184 elderly patients attending Kantipur Dental College by convenient sampling method. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed by GOHAI. Periodontal status was assessed by using CPI modified and Loss of attachment. Data was analysed with SPSS version 20. Results: Among 184 total participants (74 men, 110 women), the mean GOHAI score was 46.59+8.70. Of the total, 13% had high GOHAI score whereas 27% had moderate and 60% had low GOHAI score. Periodontal status of elderly population was found to be significantly associated with oral health-related quality of life (p<0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest a need to improve oral health care and knowledge for elderly group through preventive and curative public health measures.

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Impact of Caries Severity/Activity and Psychological Aspects of Caregivers on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among 5-Year-Old Children

Caries Research ◽

10.1159/000488210 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (6) ◽

pp. 570-579 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia ◽

Monalisa Cesarino Gomes ◽

Matheus França Perazzo ◽

Carolina Castro Martins ◽

Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Statistical Adjustment ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the severity/activity of dental caries as well as sense of coherence (SOC) and locus of control (LOC) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 5-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 769 children at schools in a city in northeast Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered validated questionnaires addressing SOC and LOC. The children and parents/caregivers answered their respective modules of the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5). Data were also collected on sociodemographic characteristics, visits to the dentist, and the occurrence of toothache. Clinical examinations were performed by 2 trained examiners. A directed acyclic graph was used to select covariates for statistical adjustment, and logistic regression for complex samples was used to test associations between the dependent and independent variables (α = 5%). For parents/caregivers, the variables associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL were the occurrence of toothache (odds ratio, OR: 10.53; 95% confidence interval, CI: 6.34–17.51; p < 0.001) and a low SOC (OR: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.37–3.43; p = 0.001). According to the children’s perceptions, the following variables were associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL: toothache (OR: 3.58; 95% CI: 2.30–5.55; p < 0.001), caries activity (OR: 1.97; 95% CI: 1.07–3.62; p = 0.028), and traumatic dental injury (OR: 1.71; 95% CI: 1.15–2.53; p = 0.007). Among parents/caregivers, a low SOC led to poorer OHRQoL. For the children, however, neither psychological aspect affected OHRQoL. In the perception of both the parents/caregivers and children, toothache was the oral condition that exerted a negative impact on OHRQoL.

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