Periodontitis impacts quality of life in postmenopausal women

Abstract Aim Interrelationships between traditional dental variables are becoming more evident in far-reaching aspects of life such as psychosocial interaction, self-esteem, overall health and even occupational performance. This study compares quality of life in postmenopausal women with chronic per...

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Published in:Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society 2015-08, Vol.18 (4), p.637-642
Main Authors: DeBaz, C., Shamia, H., Hahn, J., Mithani, S., Sadeghi, G., Palomo, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Chronic Periodontitis - physiopathology
Chronic Periodontitis - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental health
Female
Gum disease
Humans
Menopause
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
PERIODONTITIS
Polls & surveys
POSTMENOPAUSE
Postmenopause - physiology
Postmenopause - psychology
QUALITY OF LIFE
Reproductive Health
Womens health
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Summary:Abstract Aim Interrelationships between traditional dental variables are becoming more evident in far-reaching aspects of life such as psychosocial interaction, self-esteem, overall health and even occupational performance. This study compares quality of life in postmenopausal women with chronic periodontitis with that of healthy postmenopausal women. Method A total of 128 randomly recruited postmenopausal women received a comprehensive periodontal evaluation and completed the Utian Quality of Life Survey. The participants were divided into healthy and periodontitis groups based on comprehensive periodontal examination. Mean scores were calculated for each quality-of-life item, domain and the overall summary score. Periodontitis patients' quality-of-life outcomes were compared to those of healthy patients using the t-test with threshold of significance at p < 0.05. Results Quality-of-life scores in all fields measured were significantly poorer in the periodontitis patients compared to the healthy patients, occupational (25.74 ± 8.25 vs. 21.40 ± 9.19), health (26.46 ± 5.93 vs. 19.64 ± 10.24), emotional (21.04 ± 10.20 vs. 16.40 ± 10.84), sexual (9.23 ± 4.92 vs. 5.96 ± 5.20), and total score (82.48 ± 23.74 vs. 63.69 ± 26.61). Conclusion This study has identified that postmenopausal women with chronic periodontitis report significantly poorer quality of life than healthy patients. Clinicians caring for postmenopausal women should be aware that periodontitis also impacts quality of life when making referral decisions for oral health care.
ISSN:1369-7137
1473-0804
DOI:10.3109/13697137.2014.996124