Oral Health Impact Profile: need and use of dental prostheses among Northeast Brazilian independent-living elderly.

Michelle Almeida Silva,Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu,André Ulisses Dantas Batista,Franklin Delano Soares Forte

doi:10.1590/1413-812320182411.32472017

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320182411.32472017

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in a Referral Center for Elderly Care in the northeastern of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed with 199 elderlies of both sexes. Data were collected from clinical examinations (WHO criteria) and a questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, Oral Health Impact Profile index (OHIP-14) by a single calibrated examiner with Kappa = 0.91. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test, Poisson regression (p<0,05). The sample consisted of 84.9% women, mean age of 70.02 (sd±6.50) years. There was an independent association between quality of life and the covariates sex and need of dental prostheses. Men showed lower values of the score (PR = 0.734, p = 0.011) than women. Individuals without normative need for dental prostheses showed lower values of OHIP-14 (PR = 0.767; p = 0.003) than those in need.

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MethodsOral health conditions can impact the quality of life, such as functional, social and psychological aspects of elderly[1,2]
This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in a Referral Center for Elderly Care in the northeastern of Brazil
The results of this study suggest that oral health-related quality of life can be influenced by dental prosthesis need and by sex-based difference

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Oral health conditions can impact the quality of life, such as functional, social and psychological aspects of elderly[1,2]. The association between clinical indicators and comprehensive patient self-reports about their mouth are important for oral health[4]. Quality of life is defined as an individual construction, from a multidimensional and subjective concept, considering many factors related to the subject’s life in its various dimensions: general physical, psychological and social well-being[3]. Studies showed that aspects including socio-economic status[5], cultural background[6], local of birth[7], age[7,8], gender[9,10], clinical condition and personality[5] may impact in Oral Health-Related quality of life (OHQoL)

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