Oral health related quality of life is affected by disease activity in Behçet's disease

• Published in: Oral diseases 2006-03, Vol.12 (2), p.145-151
• Main Authors: Mumcu, G, Inanc, N, Ergun, T, Ikiz, K, Gunes, M, Islek, U, Yavuz, S, Sur, H, Atalay, T, Direskeneli, H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude to Health; Behcet Syndrome - drug therapy; Behcet Syndrome - physiopathology; Behcet Syndrome - psychology; Behçet's disease; Colchicine - therapeutic use; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dentistry; disease activity; Emotions; Female; Health Status; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Male; Oral Health; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Stomatitis, Aphthous - drug therapy; Stomatitis, Aphthous - physiopathology; Stomatitis, Aphthous - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; treatment modalities
• ISSN: 1354-523X; 1601-0825
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01173.x

Objectives:  This study aimed to investigate oral and general health related quality of life (QoL) in patients with Behçet's Disease (BD) and to assess the performance of Turkish versions of oral health related quality questionnaires. Subjects and methods:  Ninety‐four BD patients, 24 patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), 113 healthy controls (HC) and 44 dental patients were investigated. QoL was assessed by oral health impact profile‐14 (OHIP‐14), oral health related quality of life (OHQoL) and short form‐36 (SF‐36) questionnaires. Results:  OHQoL, OHIP‐14 and SF‐36 subscale scores were significantly worse in patients with BD compared with those in HC (P