Impact of tooth loss related to number and position on oral health quality of life among adults
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...Recent research found significant and relevant associations between the quality of life and general oral health,(7,8) and with specific oral health conditions, such as patients with malocclusions and orthodontic therapy, dental implants,(12) removable dental prosthesis,(13) or edentulism.(14) However, the study of the relation between quality of life and oral health is by no means straightforward....
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...Lower social interaction, which is a risk factor for the onset of disability,(12) would also explain the link between tooth loss and IADL, because tooth loss is associated with low social function.(47) Further, as a marker of lifetime experience of oral diseases and treatment, tooth loss is related to past dental caries and periodontal diseases, and the latter in particular could partly reflect past oral inflammation....
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...Our analyses showed oral health quality of life gradients consistent with the number and position of teeth missing due to oral disease, as measured by the OHIP-14 severity index, when controlling for presence of untreated caries and the reason for using dental services....
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...The outcome for this study was OHRQoL, measured by OHIP severity, i.e., the total OHIP-14 score (sum of the Likert-type responses for the fourteen questions, range 0–56), and OHIP prevalence, i.e., the relative frequency of one or more impacts “often/very often” on OHQoL [9]....
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...Of all these instruments, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) [13] is the most widely used to assess the impact of oral health on quality life in adults and the elderly [12]....
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...OHRQoL was measured using the OHIP-14....
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...The OHIP-14 intends to assess the dysfunction, discomfort and disability caused by oral condition [10]....
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...Untreated caries, severe tooth loss and periodontitis were pointed out as being among the 100 conditions that cause burden in the Global Burden Disease [3]....
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...While many countries have seen a decrease in the prevalence of tooth loss, this oral condition still represents a significant health concern among Brazilian adults [2] and in 2010, in the Global Burden Disease study, severe tooth loss was pointed as one of the 100 health conditions causing injuries among populations [3]....
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