Quality of life and other psychological factors in patients with tooth wear

Aim To investigate the relationship between generic and condition-specific (CS) quality of life, general psychological wellbeing personality in patients with tooth wear. Materials methods Ethical approval was granted (REC:10/H0709/21). Patients aged 18-70 years wear completed Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) life questionnaire, NEO-FFI Personality questionnaire General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ). Tooth measured Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE). Results In total, 102 subjects were recruited. Increased BEWE scores correlated older age worse CS-related life. neuroticism increased: CS OIDP scores; eating smiling carrying out major work scores. GHQ positively speaking cleaning relaxing emotional state (p <0.05). Multivariable linear regression analyses showed that increased decreased both had an independent effect when adjusted for severity Conclusion Quality perception is complex not only affected by worsening levels