BACKGROUND Less is known about the association between general health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and oral HRQoL (OHRQoL) among patients with specific diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the association between patient-centered outcome measurements (HRQoL and OHRQoL) of oral cancer patients at least 6 months after treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS HRQoL was measured with the 12-It...

Childhood circumstances such as socio-economic status and family structure have been found to influence psychological, psychosocial attributes and Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the published literature to assess the influence of parental Socio-Economic Status (SES) and home environment on children...

Detecting the underlying socioeconomic and behavioral determinants is essential for reducing oral health disparities in children. OBJECTIVE To test a conceptual model in children to explore the interaction amongst social, environmental, behavioral factors and oral health outcomes. METHODS This analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 2014-2015 in Shiraz, Iran. The sampling was conduc...

INTRODUCTION We aim to understand the perception about discrimination within the LGBT population when accessing oral health services, from their perspective as well as that of the oral health professional. METHODS A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was conducted by means of 37 in-depth interwiews (19 in health service providers and 18 in LGBT members). The script used in ...

BACKGROUND It is increasingly recognized that the impact of disease on quality of life should be taken into account when assessing health status. It is likely that tooth loss, in most cases being a consequence of oral diseases, affects Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). The aim of the present study is to systematically review the literature and to analyse the relationship between the...

This study investigated the impacts of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) on daily activities and work productivity in adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a supermarket chain in the state of São Paulo, which included 386 workers, age-range 20 - 64 years. Participants were examined for oral disease following WHO recommendations, and the oral health impact profile (OHIP) as...

Abstract Background Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measures have emerged as an important oral health outcome that is able to reveal the subjective burden illness due diseases. The association between sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, clinical dental conditions OHRQoL indicators has been investigated in adolescent populations across world. purpose this study was investiga...

Our study aimed to explore the views and experiences in oral health oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) persons with schizophrenia (PWS) order expand understanding factors that either limit or facilitate their healthcare pathway, which can ultimately optimize and/or OHRQoL. A qualitative was conducted France Côte d’Or department (530 000 habitants) centered on PWS’s perceived meanings ...

BACKGROUND Traditional methods of measuring oral health mainly use clinical dental indices and have been complemented by oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures. Most OHRQoL studies have been on adults and elderly populations. There are no systematic OHRQoL studies of a population-based sample of children. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, characteristics a...