Impacts of supragingival and subgingival periodontal treatments on oral health‐related quality of life

Abstract

Perceptions on OHRQoL improved along periodontal therapy, particularly after the supragingival treatment, suggesting that this intervention might be considered important to reduce the negative impacts in oral health-related quality of life.

Oral health related quality of life among pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial

“…The characteristics of study population, with pregnant women or breastfeeding women, made it difficult to attend to dental appointments and might explain the percentage of non-complaints. The OHIP-14 was used because have good psychometric properties, it's easy to be applied, 21 and its widely used to assess the impact of periodontal treatment on OHRQoL. 20 Moreover, OHRQoL is considered patient-based outcomes, and is recognized as an integral part of general health and well-being.…”

“…It was based on Locker's conceptual model of oral health. 21 Studies performing periodontal treatment demonstrated improvement of OHIP-14 scores after treatment. 18,19,20 Mendez et al demonstrated that periodontal treatment was able to reduce the OHIP-14 scores, and that gingivitis treatment contributed mostly on this improvement.…”

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Brazilian Adolescents

“…It should be considered when assessing health conditions and treatment results (1,2). Therefore, assessing the psychosocial consequences of diseases is as important as assessing the presence of diseases.…”

A review of the oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQL) model for dental hygiene: Eighteen years later

“…(45–50) Three of these studies were conducted on adolescent populations; therefore the OHRQL would not have been the instrument of choice. (47–49) However, in all six of the articles, the OHRQL was referenced as an example of research looking at self-reported measures of oral health.…”