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. 2023 Jun;27(6):2725-2733.
doi: 10.1007/s00784-022-04847-6. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Unraveling the signs and symptoms of oral conditions that affect daily life activities and oral health-related quality of life

Carolina Veloso Lima  1 , Mayara Dos Santos Noronha  2 , Emily Jamily Medeiros de Menezes  3 , Vanessa Stephane de Oliveira Araújo  3 , Patrícia Helena Costa Mendes  3   4 , Raquel Conceição Ferreira  5 , Andrea Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins  4 , João Gabriel Silva Souza  6   7
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Unraveling the signs and symptoms of oral conditions that affect daily life activities and oral health-related quality of life

Carolina Veloso Lima et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: Since oral conditions negatively affect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), this study evaluated which oral clinical condition, signs, and symptoms are associated with the impact on OHRQoL, its domains, and specific daily life activities among adults.

Materials and methods: Data from a probabilistic sample of adults (35-44 years old) was used. The Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) was used to evaluate OHRQoL, its domains (physical, psychological, and social), and nine daily life activities. Signs and symptoms of oral diseases (dental caries, periodontal disease, need for dental prothesis, and tooth loss) and oral self-perception were considered. Descriptive, bivariate, and multi-level analyses were conducted.

Results: A total of 5,834 adults were included, of which 52.9% had some negative impact of oral conditions on OHRQoL. Difficulty in eating was the most affected daily life activity. For multiple models, dental caries lesions (cavities), filled teeth with caries, gingival bleeding, periodontal pocket, dental pain, need for upper or lower dental prosthesis, and oral health self-perception were associated (p < 0.05) with overall OHRQoL or at least one of its domains. The impact on daily life activities of each individual was associated with at least one oral condition. Dental caries lesions (cavity) and dental pain were associated (p < 0.05) with the impact on most daily life activities evaluated.

Conclusions: Different signs and symptoms of prevalent oral diseases are associated with the impact on specific daily life activities among adults, which may compromise the OHRQoL.

Clinical relevance: Knowledge of how signs, symptoms, and oral conditions affect OHRQoL and daily life activities can provide essential information for clinicians to establish proper disease management and preventive strategies focusing on improving patients' lives.

Keywords: Adults; Oral health; Oral health-related quality of life; Quality of life.

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