Impact of oral health on the quality of life of Paraguayan adults.

  • Clarisse Díaz-Reissner Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Asunción, Paraguay. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7312-1386
  • Juan Roldán-Merino Campus Docent. Sant Joan de Déu-Fundació Privada. Barcelona, Spain.  Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.  Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragon. Tarra-gona, Spain.  Research Group GEIMAC (Group Consolidat 2014-1139: Grupo de Estudios de Invarianza de los Instrumentos de Medida y Análisis del Cambio en los Ámbitos Social y de la Salud). Barcelona, Spain. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7895-6083
  • Irma Casas García Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología y Medicina Preventiva. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.  Preventive Medicine Servic. Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol. Barcelona, Spain. Research Group Innovation in Respiratory Infections and Tuberculosis Diagnosis (Gro-up Consolidat 2017 SGR 494). http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-5777

Abstract

Introduction: Alterations in the oral cavity can affect people’s quality of life, hence it is important to determine how the individual perceives their own health. Objective: To determine the oral health-related quality of life in adults who received dental care at establishments managed by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, the School of Dentistry of Universidad Nacional de Asunción, and the “Chacarita” Community Center, in Paraguay, in the first quarter of 2017. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. The Paraguayan version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14Py) was used. Spearman's correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests were used to relate the impact of oral health with demographic, labor, educational, and clinical variables. Results: 333 subjects participated in the study. The most affected domains were physical pain, psychological distress, and psychological disability. The correlation between OHIP-14Py and DMF-T was positive but poor (r=0.236; p=<0.001). The oral health-related quality of life was significantly lower in subjects with abnormal oral mucosa (p=0.020), presence of TMJ symptoms (p=0.026), need for prostheses (p<0.001), higher level of severity of DMF-T (p<0.001), use of upper (p=0.004) and lower (p<0.001) prostheses, and absence of functional dentition (p<0.001). Conclusion: Primary and secondary preventive measures should be promoted since oral health status can negatively influence people’s quality of life and may even cause total inability to carry out daily activities.

Author Biographies

Clarisse Díaz-Reissner, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Asunción, Paraguay.
 
Juan Roldán-Merino, Campus Docent. Sant Joan de Déu-Fundació Privada. Barcelona, Spain.  Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.  Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragon. Tarra-gona, Spain.  Research Group GEIMAC (Group Consolidat 2014-1139: Grupo de Estudios de Invarianza de los Instrumentos de Medida y Análisis del Cambio en los Ámbitos Social y de la Salud). Barcelona, Spain.
 
Irma Casas García, Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología y Medicina Preventiva. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.  Preventive Medicine Servic. Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol. Barcelona, Spain. Research Group Innovation in Respiratory Infections and Tuberculosis Diagnosis (Gro-up Consolidat 2017 SGR 494).
 

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Published
2021-12-31
How to Cite
DÍAZ-REISSNER, Clarisse; ROLDÁN-MERINO, Juan; GARCÍA, Irma Casas. Impact of oral health on the quality of life of Paraguayan adults.. Journal of Oral Research, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 6, p. 1-12, dec. 2021. ISSN 0719-2479. Available at: <https://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOralRes/article/view/joralres.2021.078>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2021.078.
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