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Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Needs in a Group of Iranian Dental Patients



Baharvand M1 ; Soleimani M2 ; Manifar S3 ; Mortazavi H1 ; Sabour S4
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  1. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of International Dental and Medical Research Published:2016

Abstract

To assess oral health-related quality of life and dental treatment needs in dental patients by means of Farsi version of Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire-14. In a cross-sectional study, dental patients not necessarily having oral/systemic conditions underwent oral examination to determine treatment needs and number of remaining teeth. Patients were asked to fill out Farsi version of Oral health Impact Profile-14 questionnaire thereafter. Chi-square test, Student's t-test, Spearman and Pearson coefficients were used to analyze the data. Totally 330 patients including 148 men (44.8%) and 182 women (55.2%) were examined. The mean score of Oral health Impact Profile-14 was 28.74±10.21. The score was significantly higher (worse oral health-related quality of life) among patients needing removable prosthodontics (33.73 p=0.04) and oral surgery (31.74 p=0.001). Psychological discomfort had the highest oral health impact among domains and queries of the questionnaire. Regarding treatment needs, 61.6% of patients needed restorative care. The mean number of remaining teeth was 25.08±6.24. A weakly negative correlation was found between questionnaire score and number of remaining teeth (rs= -0.22, p= 0.01). Oral problems caused more psychological problems than physical ones. Restorative cares were mostly needed by dental patients.
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