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Oral health-related quality of life and oral status in a German working population.
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European Journal of Oral Sciences . Dec2011, Vol. 119 Issue 6, p481-488. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Walter MH, Schuette U, Raedel M, Koch R, Wolf B, Scheuch K, Kirch W. Oral health-related quality of life and oral status in a German working population. Eur J Oral Sci 2011; 119: 481-488. © 2011 Eur J Oral Sci 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09098836
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67461746
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00893.x