Aims  Improving oral hygiene is a part of the nursing care in oncology centers and its maintenance can also play an important role in improving Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL). This study was conducted to investigate the effect of natural grape vinegar and rose water solution on oral health-related quality of life in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Material and Methods  A rand...

Children's oral health related quality of life Determinants related to subjective and objective orthodontic measures 1. Oral health related quality of life is determined by more than clinical oral health variables only. (This thesis) 2. Oral health related quality of life is related to current oral health experiences as well as oral health experiences from the past. (This thesis) 3. Unfavorable...

Diseases and disorders that damage the mouth and face can disturb well-being and his self-esteem. Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is a relatively new but rapidly growing notion. The concept of OHRQOL can become a tool to understand and shape not only the state of clinical practice, dental research and dental education but also that of community at large. There are different approac...

Introduction: Oral health related quality of life - United Kingdom (OHQoL-UK) questionnaire is one of the instrument which measure both positive and negative aspect of Oral Health related Quality of Life (OHQoL) at the same time. The aim of this study is to evaluate OHQoL with remaining teeth and other variable using OHQoL-UK questionnaire. Method and Material: This cross-sectional study was d...

background: a comprehensive system of assessing orthodontic need requires the integration of normative clinical measures with patient-based indicators. this study sought to discover weather an oral health-related quality of life measure or aesthetic component of index of orthodontic treatment need (ac-iotn) could be used as a predictor of orthodontic treatment need. factors affecting the judgme...

objective: in comparison to clinical oral health indices, perceived oral health measures are less applied in large-scale epidemiological oral health studies in iran. the aim of this study was to measure perceived oral health among adults in tehran, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, perceived oral health was measured in 1100 adults in tehran by two measures: 1- non-replaced extracted...

introduction: quality of life is defined as the sense of well-being and satisfaction with daily performances influenced by dental and oral conditions. oral diseases are very common and have impacts on different aspects of individual's life and can change their performances. in other word, they can change the quality of life. the real impact of health and disease on daily performances is conside...