TY  - JOUR
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the association between denture status, demographic factors, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). METHODS: OHRQoL was measured using the German version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G, 53 items), which was administered in a personal interview to 2050 subjects (60% of eligible subjects responded) 16-79 years of age in a national survey. Median regression was used to analyze the influence of denture status (no, removable, complete dentures), age, gender, education (less than 10 years of schooling, 10-12 years, more than 12 years), and residential area (rural, urban) on the OHIP-G summary score. RESULTS: In bivariable analyses, compared to the base category, the OHIP-G median increased 8.0 U for subjects with removable dentures, 20.0 U for subjects with complete dentures, 1.7 U for each 10-year age period, 2.0 U for men, 3.0 U for less than 10 years of schooling (compared to > or =10 years.), and 1.0 U for urban areas (P < 0.05 for all effects except for residential area). In the multivariable analysis, compared to subjects without dentures, subjects with removable dentures had a 7.5 (95% CI: 5.2-9.8) higher OHIP-G median and subjects with complete dentures had a 18.5 (95% CI: 14.7-22.4) higher median when demographic variables were controlled. No demographic variables were statistically significant except for residential area (P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Denture status was a stronger predictor for impaired OHRQoL than demographic variables and rendered age and education almost negligible in their influence on OHRQoL.
AD  - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Leipzig, Germany. mike.john@medizin.uni-leipig.de
AN  - 15061861
AU  - John, Mike T.
AU  - Koepsell, Thomas D.
AU  - Hujoel, Philippe
AU  - Miglioretti, Diana L.
AU  - LeResche, Linda
AU  - Micheelis, Wolfgang
DA  - Apr
DO  - 10.1111/j.0301-5661.2004.00144.x
IS  - 2
J2  - Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
KW  - Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dentures/*psychology
Educational Status
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
*Oral Health
*Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Residence Characteristics
Sex Factors
Sickness Impact Profile
Tooth Loss/*psychology
L1  - internal-pdf://3250846949/John-2004-Demographic factors, denture status.pdf
N1  - John, Mike T
Koepsell, Thomas D
Hujoel, Philippe
Miglioretti, Diana L
LeResche, Linda
Micheelis, Wolfgang
eng
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Denmark
2004/04/06 05:00
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2004 Apr;32(2):125-32.
PY  - 2004
SN  - 0301-5661 (Print)
0301-5661 (Linking)
SP  - 125-132
ST  - Demographic factors, denture status and oral health-related quality of life
T2  - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
TI  - Demographic factors, denture status and oral health-related quality of life
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15061861
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0301-5661.2004.00144.x/full
VL  - 32
ID  - 1323
ER  -