BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multidimensional concept regarding quality of life (QOL) as it relates specifically to health and disease. The effect of ongoing hemodialysis on a person's oral health can be determined by clinical variables, but these do not reflect the person's perception of health versus illness. The authors conducted a study to determine the periodontal...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life of patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures and to compare the attachment systems used. MATERIAL AND METHODS Altogether 112 patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures in 1985 - 2004 were invited to the follow-up; 58 of them attended and replied to the Oral H...

INTRODUCTION Although the associations between orthodontic and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) have been explored, little research has been done to address the influence of brackets type on perceived OHRQOL. The aim of this study was to assess whether the levels of OHRQOL in Chinese adolescence patients were influenced by the type of brackets. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred fi...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the differences of rotary multiple file endodontic therapy and single-file reciprocating endodontic treatment under routine care conditions in dental practice. This multicenter study was performed to compare the outcome of multiple-file (MF) and single-file (SF) systems for primary root canal treatment under conditions of general dental practice regarding reduct...

Background and Aim: Denture stomatitis (DS) is a common oral condition which usually occurs under the maxillary removable complete dentures. Infection by Candida albicans (C. albicans) is considered as the main etiology of this lesion. The aim of the present study was to assess the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients with DS and its improvement after antifungal treatment.  ...

Background: To evaluate whether the long-term use of complete dentures (CD) into promotes significant changes in oral health-related quality life (OHRQoL) edentulous patients.Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. broad search Pubmed, Web Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Grey Literature, clinical trials registers manual done. The eligibility criteria were based on popul...

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the impact of oral health on quality life 387 students aged 15 19 years. These came from state public school network located in urban and rural areas a southeastern region Brazil. Three structured scripts were applied visual tactile clinical examination was performed. Quality associated with verified by Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Logistic ...

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar por meio do Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) a autopercepção da condição de saúde bucal e periodontal dos pacientes renais crônicos em diálise. Metodologia: transversal, caso-controle. Os participantes eram maiores 18 anos, ambos os sexos responderam questionários sobre dados sociodemográficos, comorbidades, hábitos higiene ao OHIP-14. parâmetros periodon...

Background: Compared to other oral conditions, the effect of periodontal diseases on quality life (QoL) has received less attention. Hence, present study aimed at determining changes in QoL related health patients with after non-surgical therapy. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted 60 (moderate severe periodontitis) referring periodontics department. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)...

BACKGROUND Recent research has suggested that chronic dry mouth affects the day-to-day lives of older people living in institutions. The condition has usually been considered to be a feature of old age, but recent work by our team produced the somewhat surprising finding that 10% of people in their early thirties are affected. This raises the issue of whether dry mouth is a trivial condition or...