Tooth loss and general quality of life in dentate adults from Southern Brazil.
Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the association between the number of teeth and general quality of life in adults.Methods: A population-based study was conducted with 1720 individuals aged 20-59 years residing in Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2009. Data were collected at participants' households u...
| Published in: | Quality of Life Research Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 2647 - 2658 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=125130487&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 125130487 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09629343 GPQ jtl: Quality of Life Research issn: 09629343 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2017 vid: 26 iid: 10 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 125130487 125130487 144136012 NLM28484913 125130487 10.1007/s11136-017-1587-4 NLM28484913 125130487 ppf: 2647 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Tooth loss and general quality of life in dentate adults from Southern Brazil. aug: au: Haag, Dandara Peres, Karen Brennan, David Haag, Dandara Gabriela Peres, Karen Glazer Brennan, David Simon affil: Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), Adelaide Dental School , The University of Adelaide , Adelaide Australia sug: subj: Oral Health Quality of Life Psychosocial Factors Tooth Loss Pathology Adult Brazil Female Male Young Adult Middle Age Scales Questionnaires Human Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the association between the number of teeth and general quality of life in adults.Methods: A population-based study was conducted with 1720 individuals aged 20-59 years residing in Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2009. Data were collected at participants' households using a structured questionnaire. In 2012, a second wave was undertaken with 1222 individuals. Oral examinations were performed for number of teeth, prevalence of functional dentition (≥21 natural teeth), and shortened dental arch (SDA), which were considered the main exposures. General quality of life was the outcome and was assessed with the WHO Abbreviated Instrument for Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF). Covariates included sociodemographic factors, health-related behaviors, and chronic diseases. Multivariable linear regression models were performed to test the associations between the main exposures and the outcome adjusted for covariates.Results: In 2012, 1222 individuals participated in the study (response rate = 71.1%). Having more teeth was associated with greater scores on physical domain of the WHOQOL-BREF [β = 0.24 (95% CI 0.01; 0.46)] after adjustment for covariates. Absence of functional dentition was associated with lower scores on the physical domain [β = -3.94 (95% CI -7.40; -0.48)] in the adjusted analysis. There was no association between both SDA definitions and the domains of general quality of life.Conclusions: Oral health as measured by tooth loss was associated with negative impacts on general quality of life assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF. There was a lack of evidence that SDA is a condition that negatively affects general quality of life. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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