Oral health-related quality of life and oral status in a German working population
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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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 481-488 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Journal of Oral Sciences |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
researchoutputwizard | legacy.publication#42939 |
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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