OBJECTIVE The aim of this project was to develop an oral health related-quality of life measure for the Malaysian adult population aged 18 and above by the cross-cultural adaption the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). METHOD The adaptation of the OHIP was based on the framework proposed by Herdman et al (1998). The OHIP was translated into the Malay language using a forward-backward translat...

BACKGROUND It is acknowledged that oral and general health status declines with age. The global population of denture wearers is increasing, so is the incidence of denture biofilm-related problems, such as denture-associated stomatitis, aspiration pneumonia and malodour. It has been suggested that consumption of probiotic bacteria may improve oral health. However, the effects of probiotics on t...

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical profile of 1-to-5-year head neck cancer (HNC) survivors, they oral features that could affect QoL. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, medical records 184 were reviewed concerning demographic, tumour characteristics. 40 them underwent a quality life (QoL) questionnaire assessment xerostomia (XA), using healt...

A Organização Mundial da Saúde inclui saúde oral (SO) no conceito global de e considera-a essencial para a qualidade vida (QdV). Pretendeu-se avaliar relacionada com SO (QdVRSO) em idosos institucionalizados Estruturas Residenciais Pessoas Idosas (ERPIs). Tratou-se um estudo quantitativo, transversal, correlacional, tendo sido realizadas entrevistas estruturadas fundamentadas num questionário s...

BACKGROUND One of the most immediate and important functional consequences of many oral disorders is a reduction in chewing ability. The ability to chew is not only an important dimension of oral health, but is increasingly recognized as being associated with general health status. Whether perceived chewing ability and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) are correlated to a similar deg...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a new blended dental contract incentivising improved oral health compared with a traditional dental contract based on units of dental activity (UDAs). DESIGN Non-randomised controlled study. SETTING Six UK primary care dental practices, three working under a new blended dental contract; three matched practices under a traditional ...

The aim of this study was to examine the pathways between temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), occlusal characteristics, facial pain, and oral health-related quality of life in patients with severe malocclusion. The study comprised 94 (34 men and 60 women, mean age 38 years) adult patients who were referred for orthodontic or surgical-orthodontic treatment. All the patients had severe malocclusi...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to compare the utility and validity of two popular socio-dental indicators (OIDP and OHIP-14) for describing the impact of oral conditions on quality of life applied simultaneously. STUDY DESIGN We recruited a consecutive sample of 270 healthy Spanish workers visiting the Employment Risk Prevention Centre for a routine medical check-up. OHIP-14 was self-completed before th...

Purpose: 
 The aim of this study is to develop a new Turkish version MFIQ (MFIQ-T-N) by adding the cut off value and improving validation Mandibular Functional Impairment Questionnaire (MFIQ-T) in patinets with Temporomandibular dysfunction.
 Methods: psychometric properties were examined 242 participants diagnosed TMD 81 healthy participants. internal construct validity was assessed ...

introduction : oral health is an important aspect of public health which affects people’s quality of life. oral health related quality of life is assessed to evaluate the effect of different diseases on individual’s daily life quality. the aim of this study was to examine the oral health related quality of life in patients with head and neck tumors who received radio and chemotherapy. materials...