Oral Health–Related Quality of Life and Missing Teeth in an Adult Population

A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

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ID15486374
AuthorsEwa Rodakowska (0000-0002-2410-0925, University of Bergen, corresponding author), Jacek Jamiołkowski (0000-0001-8442-9944, Medical University of Białystok), Joanna Bagińska (0000-0003-4387-5563, Medical University of Białystok), Inga Kamińska (Medical University of Białystok), Katarzyna Gabiec (0000-0003-3713-6924, Private Dental Clinic ’Lux-Dent’ Stomatologia, 15-668 Bialystok, Poland), Zofia Stachurska (0000-0001-8529-2556, Medical University of Białystok), Marcin Kondraciuk (0000-0002-4516-7467, Medical University of Białystok), Marlena Dubatówka (0000-0001-5977-0745, Medical University of Białystok), Karol Kamiński (0000-0002-9465-2581, Medical University of Białystok)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue3
Pages1626-1626
Publication date2022-01-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19031626
PMID35162649
OpenAlexW4210291140
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited22

The aim of the study was to determine oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) using the measures Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment (GOHAI) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) in relation to missing teeth in the Polish population aged 20-79. This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 1112 randomly selected participants. The mean age was 48.72 and mean number of teeth was 20.12. Altogether, in the GOHAI, the percentage that gave a positive response to each question ranged from 3.3% to 48.0%; in the OHIP-14, these answers ranged from 2.4% to 25.1%. The GOHAI measure was statistically significant, with more grouping variables than the OHIP-14 measure. Both measures showed significant associations with gender, age, dry mouth, education, professional status, number of teeth, and upper and lower total dentures. We detected a significant relationship between oral health-related quality of life and the factors influencing the presence or absence of dentition. Missing teeth were statistically associated with GOHAI, OHIP-14, advanced age, self-reported dry mouth, lower education, higher Body Mass Index (BMI), lower professional status, diabetes, myocardial infraction, and total dentures in upper or/and lower jaws. However, edentulous individuals had two times higher risk of having an OHIP-14 score above the median. This suggests that oral health practitioners should work to prevent oral diseases that lead to tooth loss in their patients, starting from an early age

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Oral health · Population · Quality (philosophy · Quality of life (healthcare · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · Medicine · Nursing · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

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