title: Impact of periodontal disease on quality of life.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetics and Oral and Facial Surgery, Federal University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Claúdia da Silva
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Estela Santos
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.forename: José Edmilson Mazza
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cimões
mesh_terms: 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