Impact of periodontal disease on quality of life.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the impact of periodontal disease on quality of life using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) 14, simplified version.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a convenience sample of 401 patients of both sexes aged 19 to 71 years. After diagnoses of periodontal condition, the patients voluntarily completed a form to collect the OHIP-14, as well as socioeconomic and demographic data.


RESULTS
Chronic periodontitis was the most prevalent, affecting 227 patients (56.7%). With regard to the impact of periodontal disease on quality of life, functional limitation was the predominant item, affecting 91.5% of the sample. The patients with aggressive periodontitis achieved the highest impact scores. The highest scores on the OHIP-14 index were those of patients with a diagnosis of chronic or aggressive periodontitis. OHIP-14 scores were associated with sex, age, and income (P < .001).


CONCLUSIONS
Functional limitation was the most affected dimension, and impact was significantly associated with age, income, and a diagnosis of periodontal disease.
Araújo
Ana Claúdia da Silva
AC
Department of Prosthetics and Oral and Facial Surgery, Federal University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Gusmão
Estela Santos
ES
Batista
José Edmilson Mazza
JE
Cimões
Renata
R
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000523:psychology; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult