جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "oral health-related quality of life" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Tooth loss poses a significant and prevalent issue, and various treatment options have been proposed to address this matter, including the utilization of both fixed and removable prostheses. The correlation between the number of teeth remaining and the chosen prosthesis in individuals' oral cavities, as well as its impact on their overall quality of life, is noteworthy. Hence, in this current investigation, we sought to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) experienced by patients who have been fitted with either removable or fixed prostheses.

In this descriptive-analytical study, there were three different cohorts (n= 90) of patients with partial edentulism that were examined. These groups were as follows: group 1, which consisted of patients without any dentures; group 2, which consisted of patients with fixed prosthetics; group 3, which consisted of patients with removable prosthetics (both or only one jaw). The method used for data collection was the OHIP-14 questionnaire, which encompassed various aspects such as biographical information, disease type, age, gender, type of prosthesis, and 14 additional inquiries. Ultimately, the data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis.

The OHRQoL score in patients with fixed prosthesis exhibited the lowest value (4.93±5.17), whereas in patients without prosthesis, it demonstrated the highest value. Furthermore, a statistically significant difference was observed between the types of prosthesis (P-value <0.001). Additionally, female patients without underlying disease and with upper jaw prosthesis displayed a superior OHRQoL. Age did not show a significant association with the OHRQoL score (P-value=0.600); however, the OHRQoL score increased with a longer duration of prosthesis usage (P-value=0.036).

The findings of the current investigation elucidated that individuals with fixed prostheses exhibited the highest level of OHRQoL, whereas those lacking prostheses experienced the lowest OHRQoL.

Today, one of the most effective and appropriate treatment strategies for edentulous areas is the use of dental implants to improve esthetics and chewing, which may affect the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients. This study aimed to investigate the impact of dental implant treatment on OHRQoL in patients referred to specialized private practices.

In this retrospective study, 349 patients who underwent dental implant procedures in private practices of maxillofacial surgeons or periodontists in Sari from 2018 to 2022 were randomly selected. These patients were asked to complete the OHIP-14 questionnaire to evaluate their OHRQoL. The variables of age, gender, implant site, and the number of implants were examined in relation to quality of life. Based on the average scores from the questionnaire, each patient was categorized into one of the following groups: very good (0–11), good (12–22), average (23–34), bad (35–45), and very bad (46–56). The data were then analyzed using an independent t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression tests, with a significance level set at P=0.05.

A total of 325 questionnaires were completed, with 167 (51.4%) patients being female, and the mean age of the participants was 44.18 ± 8.46 years. The overall mean OHRQoL after implant treatment was good (16.80±3.56). In total, 98.8% of the patients reported good OHRQoL, while only 1.2% reported poor OHRQoL. Significant differences were found between the number of implants, implant site, time elapsed since implant treatment, and gender in relation to OHRQoL (P<0.001, P=0.025, P=0.048, and P<0.001, respectively). Patients with a higher number of implants had lower OHRQoL, and those who had received implants more than three years prior had better OHRQoL compared to those treated within the last three years. Furthermore, the average OHRQoL was higher in women than in men. OHRQoL was also lower in older patients compared to younger ones (P<0.001). The number of implants, with a standard beta coefficient of 0.450, had the highest regression effect on OHRQoL.

OHRQoL in patients with implants in both jaws was significantly lower than in those with implants only in the upper or lower jaw. As the duration since implant treatment increases, OHRQoL decreases significantly. OHRQoL was higher in women and younger patients. Among the influencing factors, the number of implants had the greatest impact on OHRQoL, while age and gender had the least influence.

This study investigated the relationship between oral health related quality of life and hyposalivation and dry mouth in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) undergoing hemodialysis.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 200 patients with CRF undergoing hemodialysis attending the dialysis department in Sari Imam Khomeini Hospital, 2021. Patients completed oral health-related quality of life questionnaires (OHIP-14) with additive and simple count assessment methods. To diagnose dry mouth, unstimulated saliva was collected and patients were asked nine questions, of which five positive answers indicated dry mouth. Data analysis was done in SPSS V18. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficient were applied to investigate the association between quality of life score and unstimulated salivary flow, and t-test or Mann-Whitney test were used to compare the quality of life scores between the groups with and without dry mouth.

Hyposalivation was observed in 66 patients (33%). The OHIP-14 score was significantly higher in both additive and simple count methods in patients with dry mouth and hyposalivation (P<0.05). Comparing different variables, the findings showed that 66.7% of the patients with hyposalivation were older than 58 years of age (P=0.007). In addition, 60.6% of patients with dry mouth had diabetes (P=0.01).

Dry mouth and hyposalivation reduce the quality of life in patients with CRF undergoing hemodialysis. Also, dry mouth and hyposalivation were relatively common problems in these patients. The treatment of these problems is necessary because of their impact on patients' quality of life.

Palate and lip cleft are prevalent congenital deformities in children that have a multi-factorial etiology involving both genetic and environmental factors. The present study assessed the orthodontic-related quality of life in children with palate and lip cleft.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 83 people with palate and lip cleft attending private dental clinics in Sari, Iran. They were selected via convenience sampling. Orthognathic quality of life questionnaire was completed by patients. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire is confirmed. The quality of life of the participants was determined from different dimensions, including social aspects, dental-facial beauty, oral function, and awareness of dental-facial beauty. One-way analysis of variance, t-test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data.

The study included 41 girls and 42 boys with mean age of 12.46 years (8-18 years of age). The frequency of cleft lip and palate, cleft lip, and cleft palate were 49.4%, 22.9%, and 27.7%, respectively. The study showed no significant difference between patients with different types of cleft lip and palate in terms of the total score for quality of life and its dimensions (P=0.02). We found no significant relationship between age and dimensions of quality of life (P<0.05). Age was found to be weakly correlated with the scores of the awareness domain (r=0.24, P=0.02).

The quality of life was found to be at an average level in the population studied. The quality of life was not different between patients with cleft lip or palate.

Few studies were conducted on the effectiveness of clear aligners. The present study aimed to compare the quality of life related to oral health, patient satisfaction, and the level of anxiety caused by treatment in patients treated with fixed orthodontics and clear aligners.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 100 patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment six months from the start of their treatment and 100 patients undergoing treatment with clear aligners six months from the start of their treatment. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire was used to compare the effect of these two treatments on the quality of life related to the oral health of these patients. Additionally, Patient Satisfaction (PSQ-18) questionnaire was used to check patients’ satisfaction and State Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to assess patients’ anxiety status.

The patients included 78 (38. 8%) males and 122 (61.2%) females. The average quality of life related to oral health was 53.26 with a range of 19 to 69, the average patient satisfaction was 42. 46, with a range of 14 to 50, and the mean and standard deviation of anxiety caused by treatment was 72. 26 ± 13. 93 with a range of 37 to 99. The average anxiety caused by the treatment in the transparent aligners group was significantly higher than the fixed orthodontic group (P<0.001). The average quality of life related to oral health in the transparent aligners group questionnaire was significantly lower than the fixed orthodontic group (P<0.001).

The findings of this study showed that the level of anxiety of clear aligners recipients is higher, and their quality of life is lower.

Asthma is a prevalent disease that affects oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL). There is no study on this issue in Iran, so this study investigated the OHQoL in asthmatic patients.

In this descriptive analytical study, 54 asthmatic patients in Sari Tuba Medical Center were examined. They were selected by convenience sampling. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was administered and Ramfjord teeth were selected to examine the OHI-S index. Data analysis was done applying descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov Smirnov test in SPSS V25.

The mean age of patients was 38.05±12.57 and 75.9% were women. The mean scores for OHIP-14 and OHI-S were 2.40±1.14. The highest score in the quality of life questionnaire was related to physical discomfort (1.17±0.96). There were no significant differences between gender, DI, and CI in OHQoL (P=0.893), and OHI-S and OHQoL (P=0.690).

In current study, no relationship was found between oral health of asthma patients and the OHQoL, but dentists are recommended to consider the impact of oral problems on patients' quality of life in addition to professional measures.

Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases of the joints that has many effects on oral health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and oral health indicators in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy subjects.

A case-control study was carried out in Sari Tooba Clinic, 2018-2019. Data of all participants (case group, n=24 and control group, n=24), including demographic data, smoke consumption, and wearing removable dentures were recorded and all participants responded to nine questions about oral dryness and other systemic diseases. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was used and patients were clinically examined. DMFT was calculated and plaque, gingival, and sulcus bleeding indices were determined on Ramfjord teeth. The flow rate of non-stimulated saliva was investigated using a weight estimation method. Quantitative variables were compared between the case group and control group applying independent T-test or its non-parametric equivalent (Mann-Whitney).

There were two men (8.3%) and 22 women (91.7%) in each group. The mean ages in the case and control groups were 45.62 ± 11.29 and 45.58 ± 10.57 years. The age and gender distribution was not significantly different between the two groups. The mean DMFT, plaque, gingival, and sulcus bleeding indices and non-stimulatory saliva flow rate were higher in case group than the control group, but only the plaque index in the case group (5.62±2.63) was significantly different from the control group (4±2.44) (P=0.026). GI, PI and SBI were found to be significantly associated with oral health-related QOL (P<0.05).

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of oral health indicators is effective in improving the QOL in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Considering the fact that insufficient study has been done on the effect of malocclusion on the quality of life and confidence among Iranian children and the high prevalence of malocclusion in the Iranian population, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of malocclusion on Oral Health Related Quality of life(OHRQoL) in children aged 8-11 in Tabriz in 2020.

Five hundred children aged 8-11 participated in this study. Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) was used to assess the participants’ malocclusion. Furthermore, the participants answered a standardized questionnaire namely child perception questionnaire to determine their social and emotional well-being in relation to the malocclusion.   Clinical examinations were performed by the same researcher. One way Anova with LSD follow up tests under SPSS18 software for Windows 10 were utilized for analysis of data. P< 0.05 were considered significant. 

The study sample consisted of two groups of 216 boys and 284 girls. The results showed that malocclusion had a statistically significant effect on quality of life related to oral health and emotional health of children.(Pvalue<0.05).  However, malocclusion did not affect the social health of these children.(p value>0.05)

In the present study, the effect of malocclusion on Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in children aged 8-11 in Tabriz in 2020 was assessed. The results of this study showed malocclusion and its severity has a significant effect on quality of life.  It also had an effect on a person's emotional health, but no significant relationship was found between a person's social health and malocclusion.  Therefore, in general, it seems that malocclusion had a significant effect on the quality of life and emotional health of individuals, but the social health of children is not affected by malocclusion.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease that destroys neurons and exerts detrimental effects on oral health, apart from its negative physical and psychological consequences. Although there is a bulk of research on oral health in patients with MS, no study has evaluated the quality of life associated with oral health in these patients. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess oral health-related quality of life in patients with MS.

This case-control study was conducted on 103 patients with MS and 103 healthy participants. The subjects in both groups completed standardized Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) questionnaires and assessments of indicators related to oral health behavior. Caries index was also measured and recorded for the subjects in both groups. Finally, the data were analyzed in SPSS software using linear regression, T-test, Mann-Whitney tests.

The oral health-related quality of life was statistically significantly lower in patients with MS, as compared to that in the control group (P=0.032). Moreover, the caries index score was significantly higher in patients with MS (P=0.025).

As evidenced by the obtained results, oral health-related quality of life in patients with MS, who have more dental caries, is not significantly different from that in healthy individuals. Further qualitative studies are needed to shed more light on the problems posed to these patients.

Background & aim:

Considering the increasing trend of elderly population in recent years and the fact that oral health is an integral part of general health, this study aimed to assess the oral health status and its related quality of life among elderly people living in hospices under support of Ardabil’s welfare organization.

In this descriptive-correlational study, 144 elderly people over 60 years old, living in hospices, were included in the study. A questionnaire was used for data collection with three parts: Demographic form, World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Health Assessment Form, and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14Per). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one sample T-test, ANOVA and linear regression in SPSS version 24.

The results of one-sample T-test showed that the elderly in Ardabil have an inappropriate status in all aspects of oral health-related quality of life (p<0.05). In addition, regression analysis found a significant relationship between oral health status and oral health-related quality of life in elderly people (p<0.05).

The results of this study showed that the elderly people living in hospices under the supervision of Ardabil’s welfare organization are in a poor status regarding oral health and oral health-related quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary for healthcare providers to pay more attention to this group regarding their oral health and quality of life.

TDI and occlusion status have physical, psychological and social effects on children and because of the close relationship between children and their families, the effects of oral and dental diseases in children are reflected in the family. Hence, the present study was carried out to evaluate the effects of TDI and occlusion status on quality of life of children and families.

This descriptive analytical study was performed on 296 students in Educational Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Isfahan. The parents filled up the Family Impact Scale and Child Perception Questionnaire; in addition, in injured children WHO assessment form for TDI and occlusion status was completed by the researcher. Data collected from two questionnaires and TDI and occlusion status were analyzed with SPSS 20. Descriptive and analytical statistical indexes such as means, standard deviations, percentages, variances and relationships between quantitative and qualitative variables were analyzed with chi-squared, Mann-Whitney and LSD tests, t-test and one-way ANOVA (α = 0.05).

Most of the injured children (79.8%) had a moderate quality of life, but most of non-injured children had good quality of life (82.4%). There was a significant difference in the quality of life of the injured (59.7 ± 9.7) and non-injured (81.6 ± 15.2) groups. In addition, there was a significant difference in FIS index between the injured and non-injured groups (p value < 0.001). There was an inverse relationship between TDI and quality of life (p value = 0.02). There was a significant relationship between TDI and occlusion status (p value = 0.01), and there was no significant relationship between the quality of life of child and occlusion status (p value = 0.39).

The results showed that TDI affects quality of life of child and family, while occlusion does not have any effect on them