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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
General and oral health problems among adults with focus on dentally anxious individuals
1Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Objectives:
The objective of this epidemiological survey was to analyse the association between dental anxiety and health-related quality of life (HRQL) among adults.
Methods:
Individuals were randomly selected (n = 3500), and they were interviewed by telephone and asked to complete a questionnaire concerning dental anxiety, HRQL [Oral Health Impact Profile-5 (OHIP-5) and EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D)] and several socioeconomic variables.
Results:
Dental anxiety was revealed as a significant factor relative to the OHIP-5 and EQ-5D. Dental anxiety had a stronger association with the OHIP-5 [odds ratio (OR): 3.50] than with the EQ-5D (OR: 1.75). In addition, socioeconomic status demonstrated a gradient, with higher ORs the lower the income and the likelihood of reporting poor HRQL.
Conclusion:
High dental anxiety was associated with lower HRQL.
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