title: Oral health-related quality of life in patients with tooth wear.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of tooth wear (TW) on patients' oral health-related quality of life. A total of 198 participants were included in the study. They belonged to the following four different diagnostic categories: 51 patients with TW, 46 patients with painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD), 43 complete denture wearers and 58 healthy controls. The Dutch version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-NL) was used to assess the patients' oral health-related quality of life. The results of the study show that patients with TW have an impaired oral health-related quality of life compared with healthy controls (P < 0·001). Furthermore, the impact of TW and of edentulousness do not differ significantly, while both of these oral conditions seem to have a lower impact on quality of life compared with painful TMD (P < 0·05). It was concluded that TW has a negative impact on patients' quality of life. This impact is comparable with that of edentulousness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Papagianni
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naeije
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lobbezoo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000523:psychology*