Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of oral health on adolescent quality of life and to compare the results obtained using standard statistical methods and artificial intelligence algorithms. In order to measure the impact of oral health on adolescent quality of life, a validated Serbian version of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale was used. The total sample comprised 374 respondents. The obtained results were processed using standard statistical methods and machine learning, i.e., artificial intelligence algorithms—singular value decomposition. OIDP score was dichotomized into two categories depending on whether the respondents had or did not have oral or teeth problems affecting their life quality. Human intuition and machine algorithms came to the same conclusion on how the respondents should be divided. As such, method quality and the need to perform analyses of this type in dentistry studies were demonstrated. Using artificial intelligence algorithms, the respondents can be clustered into characteristic groups that allow the discovery of details not possible with the intuitive division of respondents by gender.
Highlights
Understanding and assessing the behavior of children and adolescents are complex endeavors because they are an unstable group, still developing skills and functions
The aim of this study was to measure the impact of oral health on adolescent quality of life and to compare the results obtained by using standard statistical methods
A large number of adolescents (73%) did not report almost any problems with their mouth or teeth, which may affect their quality of life in the last six months (Figure 1)
Summary
Understanding and assessing the behavior of children and adolescents are complex endeavors because they are an unstable group, still developing skills and functions. Subjective evaluation of oral health is known to affect the impact of oral health on quality of life. A large number of methods have been developed to explore the link between oral health and quality of life [2]. These scales have generally been designed and tested in the adult population. Among scales which measure the impact of oral health on the daily activities of young people, with reliability and validity in various cultural environments, the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale stands out [3]
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