The impact of implant-retained overdentures on type-2 diabetic and non-diabetic edentulous patients: Satisfaction and quality of life in a prospective cohort study

Factors in oral-related quality of life of betel quid users receiving oral mucosal screening: a cross‑sectional study in Taiwan

“…Lower OHRQoL may negatively impact eating, speaking, daily life, and social interaction [ 17 ]. Lower OHRQoL is also associated with younger age [ 18 ], being man [ 19 ], lower educational level [ 20 ], less social economic status [ 21 ], more dental caries, more severe periodontal disease, poor oral hygiene care [ 22 ], poor health status [ 23 ], and psychological impairment [ 24 ]. The biopsychosocial model for OHRQoL proposed by Wilson and Cleary [ 25 ] and Ferrans [ 26 ] posits that unfavorable personal characteristics, environmental factors, physical, social, and psychosocial functioning generate negative health perceptions and result in worse OHRQoL.…”

“…According to this model, we propose that OHRQoL is affected by personal characteristics (educational level), environmental factors (annual family income), physical (chronic disease and oral health status), social, and psychosocial functioning (anxiety and BQD). Of the few studies that have explored this topic, most have researched populations in Western Asia [ 10 , 11 ], northern India [ 24 ], South Asia [ 12 ], older adults [ 18 , 19 , 21 ], and patients with diabetes [ 23 ]. Therefore, the aims of this study are, in BQ users receiving oral mucosal screening, (1) to investigate the levels of oral health, anxiety, BQD, and OHRQoL; and (2) to examine the factors (e.g., educational level, annual family income, chronic disease, oral health status, anxiety, and BQD) associated with OHRQoL.…”