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. 2022 Jul-Aug;26(4):390-396.
doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_263_21. Epub 2022 Jul 2.

Self-esteem and oral health-related quality of life of women with periodontal disease - A cross-sectional study

Rohina Shamim  1 , Rashmita Nayak  1 , Anurag Satpathy  1 , Rinkee Mohanty  1 , Naina Pattnaik  1   2
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Self-esteem and oral health-related quality of life of women with periodontal disease - A cross-sectional study

Rohina Shamim et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2022 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of periodontal disease on self-esteem and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in women.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 522 women (mean age - 38.92 ± 14.3 years). Oral hygiene status, plaque level, gingival inflammation, probing depth, and periodontal status were assessed. The self-esteem was assessed using a Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the OHRQoL was measured using a 14-item oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire.

Results: Younger, employed women with higher income had significantly better OHRQoL and self-esteem. Women with healthy periodontium had better OHRQoL. Probing depth and community periodontal index scores were found to have a significant positive correlation with most of the sub-scale items and total OHIP-14 score in women with low self-esteem. Women with good OHRQoL and normal self-esteem were seen to be maintaining significantly better oral hygiene. No such statistically significant difference was observed in women with low self-esteem. Multiple regression analysis for the prediction of OHIP-14 score indicated that the best model included probing depth as the only statistically significant predictor (P = 0.002).

Conclusion: Periodontal disease has a significant negative impact on self-esteem and OHRQoL in women.

Keywords: 14-item oral health impact profile; oral health-related quality of life; periodontal disease; quality of life; self-esteem; women.

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