Utilization of Dental Care, Tooth Loss, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults Visiting Dental Care Centers in Indian Settings

Oral disease prevalence is rising globally in a major way, with a heavier impact and concern on developing countries like India. Also, limited data in literature has previously assessed oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in older adults in Indian settings. The present study aimed to evalua...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e31128-e31128
Main Authors: Nayan, Kamal, Khan, Abdul Azam, Kusum, Pallavi, Kumar, Prakash, Kumari, Lalima, Srivastav, Srijan K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Demographics
Dental care
Dental caries
Dentistry
Developing countries
Emergency medical care
Gum disease
Health care
LDCs
Older people
Oral diseases
Oral hygiene
Population
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic factors
Variance analysis
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Summary:Oral disease prevalence is rising globally in a major way, with a heavier impact and concern on developing countries like India. Also, limited data in literature has previously assessed oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in older adults in Indian settings. The present study aimed to evaluate OHRQoL in older adults seeking dental care in Indian settings. In 140 subjects, an oral examination to detect any oral condition was done followed by filling out a questionnaire for OHRQoL assessment using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index 12 (GOHAI-12). The treatment needs of each study subject were governed by prosthetic and dental status individually. Statistical evaluation of the data collected was done to formulate the results. Concerning age, a significant impact was seen, where increasing age was associated with poor quality of life (p=0.025). For gender, older females had poor OHRQoL with p-values of
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.31128