Impact of aggressive periodontitis and chronic periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the effect of different forms of periodontal diseases on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). Fifty-two patients with Aggressive Periodontitis (AP) or Chronic Periodontitis (CP) were included: nine patients with Localized Aggressive Periodontitis (LAP), thirty-three patients with Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis (GAP) and ten patients with Generalized Chronic Periodontitis (GCP). Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaires (OHIP-14) were distributed after a clinical examination that measured the following periodontal parameters: tooth loss, bleeding on probing (BoP), probing depth (PD), gingival recession (REC) and clinical attachment level (CAL). The global OHIP-14 score means were 10.6 for LAP, 16.5 for GAP, and 17.5 for GCP. A statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) was observed between the LAP group and the other two groups. There was significantly less bleeding and recession in the LAP group than in the patients with the generalized forms of periodontitis. LAP, GAP and GCP have an impact on patient quality of life when measured using the OHIP-14. Patients with GAP and GCP had poorer OHRQoL than LAP patients.

Oral health-related quality of life of patients after heart transplantation and those with heart failure is associated with general health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

“…A further similarity to the available literature is the missing association between oral health and OHRQoL for the patients within the current study, which has been repeatedly described and was hypothesized accordingly [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. The nearly unaffected OHRQoL of the HTx and HF patients despite the high prevalence of periodontal treatment need in the current study is conspicuous, especially considering the effects of periodontitis on OHRQoL in generally healthy individuals [27]. Thus, the periodontal treatment need of the general population in Germany has to be mentioned.…”

“…Accordingly, the results of the patients in the current study match the unaffected or slightly reduced OHRQoL of patients with chronic diseases and conditions. Thus, the scale of reduction of the OHRQoL in these patients is far smaller than that for generally healthy patients who suffer from oral diseases such as generalized periodontitis or temporomandibular disorders [27,28].…”

“…The recruitment of a generally healthy control group was omitted based on the following rationales: first, reference values exist for OHIP G14 and SF-36 in the general population and for SF-36 among individuals with heart diseases [3,19,21]. Second, it is well known that in regular case dental caries and periodontitis negatively affect the OHRQoL [27,42]. Third, to interpret oral findings, the Fifth German oral health study can be considered a representative study for the healthy German general population if necessary [19].…”

Evaluation of the effects of different forms of periodontal diseases on quality of life with OHIP‐14 and SF‐36 questionnaires: A cross‐sectional study

“…Higher scores of the GCP group could be related to the higher average age of the patients and the higher percentage of the smokers in this group. Conversely, Llanos et al reported no significant differences in functional limitation and social disability subscale in GAP and GCP patients. In their study, only psychological discomfort subscale score was higher in GCP patients than in GAP patients.…”

“…In their study, only psychological discomfort subscale score was higher in GCP patients than in GAP patients. Furthermore, Llanos et al reported that patient with GCP or GAP showed poorer OHRQoL than those with localized aggressive periodontitis (AP). This may be due to the fact that the localized form of AP is less disturbing for patients because it affects a more limited area than the generalized form.…”