Correlation between oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) and oral disorders in a Turkish patient population

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the present study is to determine the nature of the complaints that bring patients to our clinic and to what degree these complaints affect their quality of life (QoL). We also aimed to determine any associations between gender, education or harmful habits and each patient's oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL). Methods: A total of 1090 patients, consisting of 651 females (59.7 %) and 439 males (40.3 %), were included in this study. Of these patients, 220 constituted healthy controls. Two patient-centered outcome measures, the 14 item OHIP-14 and the 16 item OHQoL-UK measures were used. Results: Most of the patients presented with toothache and caries (50.1 %), 11.2 % had suffered tooth loss and had denture needs, 9.2 % had periodontal problems, 1.8 % had temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, 3.8 % had buried third molars, 2.4 % had orthodontic and aesthetic disorders, 1.3 % had suffered injury due to trauma, and 20.2 % came only for control checkups. OHQoL was best in the control group and the worst in patients who had suffered trauma. In addition, we noted correlations between gender, education and harmful habits, and that of the patient's oral health-related quality of life. Conclusion: According to our results, OHQoL is associated with the oral complaints of patients. Furthermore, OHQoL may not only be associated with the oral health status of patients, but factors such as gender, education and harmful habits may also play a role.

Sociodemographic Factors and Oral Health Conditions Related to the Impact on the Quality of Life of Adolescents

“…The results found in this study collaborate to consolidate the evidence that the oral health of adolescents has negative impacts on their daily activities, being significantly higher among females [5,7,9,24].…”

“…Oral health has a significant impact on physical, social and psychological well-being [7] and problems related to it are known to cause significant negative impact on the daily performance and quality of life of individuals and society [8,9]. Poor oral health is related to quality of life presents socioeconomic factors, dental situation, use of dental services and dental self-care as risk indicators [10].…”

Calidad de Vida Relacionada con Salud Oral: Impacto de Diversas Situaciones Clínicas Odontológicas y Factores Socio-Demográficos. Revisión de la Literatura

“…Varios estudios coincidieron que las mujeres tienden a tener una mayor percepción negativa de su salud oral que los hombres (Caglayan et al;de la Fuente-Hernández et al;Rusanen et al, 2010;Ulinski et al) y también a medida que aumenta la edad lo hace la percepción negativa (Bianco et al;CohenCarneiro et al, 2010;Jain et al).…”

“…Actualmente, existe un creciente reconocimiento de que la salud oral tiene un impacto en la vida social y psicológica del individuo. Por tanto, es importante determinar las causas por las cuales los pacientes tienden a buscar tratamiento y en qué medida esto afecta su calidad de vida (Caglayan et al, 2009).…”

Oral health-related quality of life of a consecutive sample of Spanish dental patients

“…As far as we know, the impact of OHRQoL in patients demanding dental treatment has not been evaluated in our country, although it has been assessed in the general population (3), evidencing a moderate to high oral impact of the Spanish adults. However in other countries it has already been stated that the main causes of impact for dental visits are related to toothache (4). The OIDP (Oral Impacts on Daily Performance) (5) and the OHIP (Oral Health Impact Profile) (6), are two of the most reliable indicators when it comes to establish the OHRQoL; they are both based on the Locker model of oral health (7) and have been previously validated among the Spanish population (3,8).…”