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Impacts of Tooth Loss on OHRQoL in an Adult Population in Cape Town, South Africa
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 9, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 4989, p 4989 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- (1) Background: Tooth loss is an important component of the global burden of oral disease, greatly reducing the quality of life of those affected. Tooth loss can also affect diet and subsequent incidences of lifestyle diseases, such as hypertension and metabolic syndromes. This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) score using the oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) index in relation to tooth loss patterns among adults. (2) Methods: From 2014 to 2016, a cross-sectional study was conducted on adults living in Bellville South, Cape Town, South Africa. The OHRQoL measure was used to evaluate the impact of tooth loss. (3) Results: A total of 1615 participants were included, and 143 (8.85%) had at least one impact (OIDP &gt<br />0). Males were less likely to experience at least one impact compared to the females, OR=0.6, 95% C.I.: 0.385 to 0.942, p = 0.026. Those participants who did not seek dental help due to financial constraints were 6.54 (4.49 to 9.54) times more likely to experience at least one impact, p &lt<br />0.001. (4) Conclusions: Tooth loss did not impact the OHRQoL of these subjects. There was no difference in the reported odds for participants experiencing at least one oral impact with the loss of their four anterior teeth, the loss of their posterior occlusal pairs, or the loss of their other teeth.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
noncommunicable diseases
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Adult population
Oral Health
Affect (psychology)
Article
Odds
South Africa
Tooth Loss
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Cape
adults
Tooth loss
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Anterior teeth
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
030206 dentistry
self-concept
stomatognathic diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
quality of life
Medicine
Female
Oral disease
medicine.symptom
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....944667a7a72a71c3706f5a454f5f8ae3