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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Oral Health Impact Profile in adult Polish population
Katarzyna Wąsacz1, Dominika Hukowska2, Maria Chomyszyn-Gajewska3
1Department of Periodontology, Dental Prophylaxis and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland. katarzyna.wasacz@doctoral.uj.edu.pl.
Background:
Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) is a significant patient-oriented outcome which should be considered in diagnostic, decision making and therapeutic process by dentists.
Objectives:
To evaluate the influence of a condition of teeth, oral mucosa and dentures on the OHRQoL among patients seeking dental treatment in the University Dental Clinic (UDC) in Kraków, Poland.
Material And Methods:
250 patients took part in a cross-sectional study conducted in the UDC in Kraków. Collected clinical data included: oral mucosa and periodontal condition, number of Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth (DMFT index), presence of dentures. Questionnaire part of the study has been based on OHIP-14 questionnaire.
Results:
The condition of teeth worsened OHRQoL in following groups of patients: first-time visitors, smokers, with periodontal diseases and without oral mucosal diseases. There was a positive significant correlation between number of decayed teeth and OHRQoL related to teeth. The condition of oral mucosa significantly impaired OHRQoL in: women, patients with oral mucosal diseases and those who undergone prosthetic treatment in the last year. There was a correlation between number of missing teeth, DMFT index, age and subscale 2 of the form. The condition of dentures significantly impaired the OHRQoL in patients: who used removable dental prostheses, undergone prosthetic treatment in the last year and females. There was a positive correlation between subscale 3 of the questionnaire and number of missing teeth and DMFT index and a negative correlation with number of filled teeth within this subscale.
Conclusions:
Evaluation of patient's OHRQoL is one of important components for successful dental treatment.
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