Marília Jesus Batista|Herenia P. Lawrence|Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa
Impact of tooth loss related to number and position on oral health quality of life among adults
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)|University of Toronto|Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
objective study evaluate impact tooth loss oral healthrelated quality life ohrqol adults emphasis number teeth lost relative position mouththe study population crosssectional household probability sample 248 representing 149635 2064 yearold residents piracicabasp brazil ohrqol measured using ohip14 socioeconomic demographic health literacy dental services use data clinical variables collected oral examinations performed using criteria caries diagnosis using dmft index sum decayed missing filled teeth dmft ordinal scale tooth loss based position number missing teeth main explanatory variable total ohip score outcome negative binomial regression ohip prevalence outcome logistic regression 5 level hierarchical modeling approach adopted according conceptual modelohip score 1021 se 116 481 n115 reporting one impacts fairlyvery often ohip prevalence significant prevalence rate ratios prrs ohip severity observed lost 12 teeth including one anterior teeth prr163 95ci 106251 lost 1331 teeth prr233 95ci 149363 edentulous prr266 95ci 155457 compared fully dentate adults significant indicators included sought dental care dental pain prr167 95ci 111251 dental needs prr184 95ci 124271 untreated caries prr157 95ci 109226 tooth loss significantly associated ohip prevalence instead using dental services due dental pain pr243 95ci 101582 untreated caries pr396 95ci 185851 low income pr280 95ci 126642 significant risk indicators reporting ohip prevalenceour analyses showed ohrqol gradients consistent number position teeth missing due oral disease findings suggest quantity teeth lost necessarily reflect impact tooth mortality ohrqol future studies take consideration