Oral health-related quality of life and oral status in a German working population

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Contributors

  • Michael H. Walter - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Ursula Schuette - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Michael Raedel - , Department of Prosthodontics (Author)
  • Rainer Koch - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Burkhard Wolf - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Klaus Scheuch - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Wilhelm Kirch - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

The study aim was to identify predictors of impaired oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Employees of five companies were offered a clinical full-mouth examination. Oral health-related quality of life was measured with the German version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) and summarized as additive scores (OHIP-ADD) and as prevalence of negative impacts (OHIP-SC). Two logistic regression models were developed for the odds of increased scores of the target variables OHIP-ADD and OHIP-SC. The target variables were dichotomized, and for the OHIP-ADD, the cut-off point for having impaired OHRQoL was heuristically defined as OHIP-ADD >34. For the OHIP-SC, the corresponding threshold was OHIP-SC >0. In the model for the OHIP-ADD, female gender, impaired aesthetics, few posterior occluding pairs, and painful masticatory muscles proved to be significant independent variables. For the OHIP-SC, female gender, impaired aesthetics, painful masticatory muscles, joint sounds, missing mandibular teeth, and carious teeth were significant. This cross-sectional study showed that within the models for both OHIP-ADD and OHIP-SC the high-risk person for impaired OHRQoL is a woman with impaired aesthetics and painful masticatory muscles.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)481-488
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Journal of Oral Sciences
Volume119
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#42939
Scopus 82155165883
PubMed 22112035
ORCID /0000-0001-5859-2318/work/142254197

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • Dentistry, Oral health, Quality of life, Questionnaire, Risk factors