Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 26, 2026

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Impact of oral health on physical and psychosocial dimensions: an analysis using structural equation modeling
Marise Fagundes Silveira1, João P Marôco2, Rafael Silveira Freire3
1Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brasil.
Abstract:
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of impact of oral health conditions on physical and psychosocial dimensions among adolescents and to identify factors associated with severity of impact. The impact of oral health status was assessed by the instrument Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). The covariates were: socioeconomic status, habits and health care, use of dental services, and normative conditions of oral health. Structural equation modeling was performed, and 15.6% of adolescents reported impact in at least one dimension of the OHIP-14. The dimensions that showed the highest prevalence of impact were psychological distress (11.8%) and physical pain (6.6%). The number of teeth needing dental treatment, number of filled teeth, and CPI significantly affected severity of impact. In this adolescent population, unfavorable socioeconomic conditions were associated with reduced use of dental services, associated in turn with precarious oral health conditions and increased severity of impact.
Related Concept Videos
Assessment of the Mouth
Mouth Inspection
The inspection begins with visually examining the mouth for symmetry, color, and size.
Teeth
In the bud stage, the tooth germ (an aggregation of cells) starts to form in the developing jawbone. During the cap stage, the tooth germ differentiates into enamel organ, dental papilla, and dental sac, which will later develop into the tooth's enamel, dentin...
The Oral Microbiota
Psychosexual Stages of Personality: Oral
Weaning, typically occurring...
Dimensions of Health and Illness
Impact of Individuals on Individuals

