Correlation of Perceived Self-Rated Oral Health Status with Various Dental Health and Awareness Factors
| Autor: | Sunil Babu Kotha, Rohit Ashok Antony Fernandez, Shroog Naji Ghabban, Maham Chaudhary, Shayma Terkawi, Maram Ahmed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Health literacy Physical examination Oral health self-rated oral health status Neglect Correlation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Dental neglect medicine Literacy level General Dentistry media_common 030505 public health medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Dental health 030206 dentistry stomatognathic diseases Family medicine patient dentist communication Original Article 0305 other medical science business health literacy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry |
| ISSN: | 2250-1002 2231-0762 |
| Popis: | Aims and Objectives: Self-rated oral health is the key element that has a greater effect on quality of life and found to be authentic and logical to consider this as an indicator for overall oral health status. The aim was to investigate and identify the impact of various social and clinical factors on the perceived self-rated oral health status (PSR-OHS). Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed 600 patients seeking information for age, gender, nationality, educational level, and their last dental visit followed by 15 questions related to social factors (patient self-rated oral health, patient-dentist communication, literacy level of the patient, and dental neglect) followed by estimating the clinical oral health status (decayed, missing, and filled teeth [DMFT] scores as per WHO norms). Results: The results were estimated by a single five-point-response-scale question dichotomized into poor and good self-rated oral health. The average mean age for participation in the study is 32.5 years and found to be highly significant (P < 0.01) with inverse relation indicating that younger patients give better PSR-OHS. There were no significant differences in PSR-OHS among other demographic factors. Patients visiting the dentist recently found to be confident about their PSR-OHS and are statistically significant. Pearson correlating scores of social factors and the DMFT scores most concerned in the present study have a significant relation with self-rated oral health status. Conclusions: PSR-OHS is governed by various dental health and awareness factors. It can be used as an important tool by a clinician to assess the clinical examination results which helps to achieve more effective time and patient management. |
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