Sunil Babu Kotha|Maham Chaudhary|Shayma Abdulaziz Terkawi|Maram Ahmed|Shroog Naji Ghabban|Rohit Ashok Antony Fernandez
Correlation of perceived self-rated oral health status with various dental health and awareness factors
Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University
selfrated oral health key element greater effect quality life found authentic logical consider indicator overall oral health status aim investigate identify impact various social clinical factors perceived selfrated oral health status psrohsa selfadministered questionnaire distributed 600 patients seeking information age gender nationality educational level last dental visit followed 15 questions related social factors patient selfrated oral health patientdentist communication literacy level patient dental neglect followed estimating clinical oral health status decayed missing filled teeth dmft scores per normsthe results estimated single fivepointresponsescale question dichotomized poor good selfrated oral health average mean age participation study 325 years found highly significant p 001 inverse relation indicating younger patients give better psrohs significant differences psrohs among demographic factors patients visiting dentist recently found confident psrohs statistically significant pearson correlating scores social factors dmft scores concerned present study significant relation selfrated oral health statuspsrohs governed various dental health awareness factors used important tool clinician assess clinical examination results helps achieve effective time patient management