Association of clinical oral health status with self-rated oral health and GOHAI in Japanese adults.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to investigate clinical oral health status relationships that affect quality of life (using the 12-item General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)) and self-rated oral health in a community of Japanese residents.


METHODS
459 residents of Yokote City, Japan aged 40-55 years had oral health examinations and completed self-administered questionnaires collecting data on age, gender, GOHAI items and self-rated oral health. Linear regression analysis was performed with GOHAI or self-rated oral health as a dependent variable and gender, age and indicators of oral health status as independent variables.


RESULTS
The GOHAI indicated 42.7% of subjects were concerned about the appearance of their teeth, 30.1% were worried about teeth problems and 27.5% concerned about sensitive teeth. Analyses showed that gender, decayed teeth, oral dryness and missing teeth were significantly associated with variation in GOHAI scores, and that gender, decayed teeth, oral dryness and oral hygiene were significantly associated with variation in self-rated oral health.


CONCLUSIONS
This study revealed that in this sample of Japanese adults aged 40-55 years, decayed teeth and oral dryness affected both GOHAI and self-rated oral health, whereas missing teeth affected GOHAI and oral hygiene affected self-rated oral health. Subjects did not recognise periodontal disease as a quality of life impacting condition or as a health problem.
Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. zaitsu.ohp@tmd.ac.jp
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D000328:Adult; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000523:psychology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000523:psychology; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000523:psychology; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health / Q000145:classification*; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000523:psychology; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000523:psychology; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000523:psychology