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    Article: How Do Age and Tooth Loss Affect Oral Health Impacts and Quality of Life?A Study Comparing Two State Samples of Gujarat and Rajasthan
    M Jain, L S Kaira, G Sikka, S K Singh, A Gupta, R Sharma, L Sawla, A Mathur
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    ABSTRACT: Objective: Age and tooth loss are expected to have a complex relationship with oral health-related quality of life. So the purpose of this study was to explain the impact of age and tooth loss on oral health-related quality of life using the short form 14-item oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) among two population sam-ples of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was con-ducted among 1441 subjects collected from two major cities of Gujarat and Rajas-than. Both questionnaire approaches using OHIP-14 scale and clinical examina-tion were conducted in accordance with WHO criteria using type III procedure on the same day. Chi square test, ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression analysis were applied using SPSS software version 15.0. Results: With the increase of age, OHIP mean score in both states increased, but that among Rajasthan state was higher, depicting poor oral health. Whereas, in the remaining 23-27 number of teeth both states showed higher OHIP mean, however again the score was much higher among Rajasthan subjects showing worse oral hygiene. Hence, overall all mean OHIP score for Gujarat was lower indicating good oral health; whereas, that among Rajasthan was higher indicating poor oral health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Both age and tooth loss are associated with each other, but they have an independent effect on the oral health-related quality of life. Thus, all studied populations with complete natural dentition showed good oral health-related qual-ity of life. INTRODUCTION The impact of health on the quality of life has lately received increased attention in medicine
    Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 05/2012; 9(2).
  • Article: How do age and tooth loss affect oral health impacts and quality of life? A study comparing two state samples of gujarat and rajasthan.
    M Jain, L S Kaira, G Sikka, Sk Singh, A Gupta, R Sharma, L Sawla, A Mathur
    [show abstract] [hide abstract]
    ABSTRACT: Age and tooth loss are expected to have a complex relationship with oral health-related quality of life. So the purpose of this study was to explain the impact of age and tooth loss on oral health-related quality of life using the short form 14-item oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) among two population samples of Gujarat and Rajasthan. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 1441 subjects collected from two major cities of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Both questionnaire approaches using OHIP-14 scale and clinical examination were conducted in accordance with WHO criteria using type III procedure on the same day. Chi square test, ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression analysis were applied using SPSS software version 15.0. With the increase of age, OHIP mean score in both states increased, but that among Rajasthan state was higher, depicting poor oral health. Whereas, in the remaining 23-27 number of teeth both states showed higher OHIP mean, however again the score was much higher among Rajasthan subjects showing worse oral hygiene. Hence, overall all mean OHIP score for Gujarat was lower indicating good oral health; whereas, that among Rajasthan was higher indicating poor oral health-related quality of life. Both age and tooth loss are associated with each other, but they have an independent effect on the oral health-related quality of life. Thus, all studied populations with complete natural dentition showed good oral health-related quality of life.
    Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran). 01/2012; 9(2):135-44.
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