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Association of Periodontitis With Oral Health Related Quality of Life

NCT04240015 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-01-27

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Summary

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) and the factors may associated with OHQoL.

Methods: 50 untreated periodontitis patients and 50 individuals without periodontitis were enrolled in the study. All subjects underwent detailed periodontal examination and probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL) measurements were performed. OHRQoL was assessed through the Oral Health Quality of Life-United Kingdom (OHRQoL-UK) scale. Symptoms of periodontitis was determined by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, smoking status, hygiene habits of the all individuals were recorded.

Conditions

  • Periodontitis, Adult

Interventions

OTHER

Oral-Dental Health-Related Quality of Life-United Kingdom (OHRQoL-UK) scale

It consists of 4 different categories and 16 questions evaluating the effects of OHRQoL in positive and negative areas. These categories are as follows; symptoms (2 questions), physical status (5 questions), psychological status (5 questions), social status (4 questions) ' Questions on the OHRQoL-UK scale were scored using the Likert-type scale as 'very bad effect-score 1, bad effect-score 2, no effect-score 3, good effect-score 4, very good effect-score 5. The scores obtained from all questions were summed to give the scores of the 4 sub-categories separately and the total OHRQoL score. A higher total score indicates a higher OHRQoL.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-05
Primary Completion
2014-01-10
Completion
2014-02-12

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