Setting oral health goals that include oral health-related quality of life measures: a study carried out among adolescents in Thailand

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Sudaduang Krisdapong²  Piyada Prasertsom¹  Khanit Rattanarangsima¹  Supreda Adulyanon¹  Aubrey Sheiham¹ 

[1] ,Chulalongkorn UniversityBangkok,Thailand

关键词: Dental Caries;    Adolescent;    Gingivitis;    Oral Health;    Quality of Life;    Cárie Dentária;    Adolescente;    Gengivite;    Saúde Bucal;    Qualidade de Vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2012001000007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to assess the association between oral diseases and condition-specific oral health-related quality of life (CS-OHRQoL) as a basis for proposing OHRQoL-based goals for the population of 15-year-olds in Thailand. Oral examinations and OHRQoL interviews were conducted with 871 15-year-olds as part of the Sixth Thailand National Oral Health Survey. The severity of oral impacts was categorized using "intensity". Associations between oral diseases and CS-OHRQoL were analyzed using chi-square and logistic regression. Thirty-nine percent of 15-year-olds experienced moderate/higher levels oral impacts on quality of life. Compared to those individuals with no tooth decay, adolescents with one or four or more decaying teeth were three and seven times more likely to experience moderate/higher impacts, respectively. Adolescents with extensive gingivitis in 3 or more mouth sextants were twice as likely to experience moderate/higher CS-impacts. Based on these findings, it is proposed that goals should focus on untreated decaying teeth and extensive gingivitis. Oral health goals for 15-year-olds should include specific OHRQoL measures.

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