Background and Aim: Dental malformations caused by surgical excision of oral cancerous tissues cause physical, functional and aesthetic problems. Congenital disorders or acquired factors are regarded as the major causes for maxillofacial defects. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine the effect of maxillofacial prosthesis on oral hygiene and oral health related life quality of life of patients in a population of Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 28 maxillofacial defects’ bearing patients investigated in the Department of Dentistry at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan from January 2021 to December 2022. Hearing as well as visually impaired and edentulous patients were excluded from the study. Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) was used for the assessment of Oral Health related Quality of Life (OHR QoL). The OHR-QoL was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. “Functional limitation (9 items)”, “Physical pain (9 items)”, “Psychological discomfort (5 items)”, “Physical disability (9 items)”, “Psychological disability (6 items)”, “Social disability (5 items)”, and “Handicap (6 items)” were 7 subscales of OHR-QoL recorded in each questionnaire and a greater OHR-QoL impairment was an indicative of a higher overall OHIP score.
Objectives: To determine the Awareness, Attitude and Practices related to Covid-19 in general public of twin cities of Pakistan.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted across the twin cities, Islamabad and Rawalpindi in the months of August and October 2021. An adaptive cross sectional study was conducted, utilizing self administered questionnaires, distributed amongst patients above 15 years old in multiple hospitals. Confi dentiality and voluntary participation was ensured in the collection of data throughout the study. Results: About 305 patients participated in this study, of which 185 (60.3%) were male and 122 (39.7%) were females. Results showed that majority of the 188 participants (61.2%) believe that Covid-19 spreads due to close contact with an infected person. 177 participants (57.7%) believe that it spreads by coughing, followed by 50 (16.3%) participants believing transmission is due to touching contaminated surfaces. Around 86.3% (265 participants) say that the symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough and diffi culty breathing. When asked about prevention; washing hands with soap and water, wearing masks, maintaining social distance, avoiding touching nose and eyes with hands and avoiding contact with infected people were the most chosen options by the participants. 229 participants (74.6%) claimed to have arranged for hand washing with soap inside or outside their houses and 133 participants (43.3%) had temporarily closed their homes for outside people. Conclusion: The general public are well-aware regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic, having basic knowledge of its modes of transmission, prevention and treatment of the disease.
Background: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a compound model comprising individualized evaluation of one’s emotional, functional and oral health. It is easily influenced by multiple variables including oral problems, cultural differences and personality traits. Where other personality traits negatively influence OHRQoL, extroversion exhibits a positive association. Contrarily, conflicting results have been reported in literature. The inconsistent results, insufficient local data and cultural differences make it imperative to further investigate. The objective of the study was to determine a correlation between extroversion and OHRQoL in prosthodontic patients. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Prosthodontics Department of Islamic International Dental Hospital, Islamabad from May 2018 to April 2019. Sample size was calculated to be 270 with 5% significance level and Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.17. However, 305 patients were included in this study. After obtaining informed consent and recording demographic data, Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire–Revised Short-scale (EPQ-RS) were used to collect the required data and categorize patients. Results: The bivariate correlation analysis revealed extroversion to be negatively associated (r = -0.220) with OHIP score. It depicts that the more extrovert an individual, the lower the OHIP score (better OHRQoL) and vice versa. Effect modifier analysis revealed inconsistent correlation results for extroversion. Conclusion: A positive correlation has been established between Extroversion and OHRQoL, with inconsistent results after controlling effect modifiers.
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