Linking oral health with other health domains among edentulous patients
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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Mayur Mishra1, Mandeepsinh Gohil2, Gautam Rai2
1Department of Public Health Dentistry, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Vadodara, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Abstract:
Nutritional, emotional dimensions and oral health related quality of life among edentulous patient using Oral health impact profile-edentulous (OHIP-EDENT), Mini nutritional Assessment (Nestle 2009) and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) is of interest. The response showed there are 44.8% of participants at risk of malnutrition. And 23.6% diagnosed with malnutrition. Beck's depression inventory found out that around 23.6% to 12.4% had symptoms of mild to moderate depression. Gender wise Comparison of Variables done to find out association between them, it showed only OHIEDENT score were found to be significant. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that the self-reported quality of life can be influenced by the tooth loss.
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