[Self-rating of oral health according to the Oral Health Impact Profile and associated factors: a systematic review].
OBJECTIVE
To systematically evaluate the literature to investigate associations between social, demographic, economic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors and the self-perception of oral health measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP).


METHODS
In this systematic review of the literature, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) were adapted for the performance of a qualitative metasummary, without meta-analysis. Articles about oral health and associated factors with implications for quality of life were selected, with a focus on the tool for self-rating of the oral health-disease process, the OHIP. Pubmed/National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Virtual Health Library (Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde - BVS/BIREME) were searched. Articles published between 2001 and 2011 were included. The following Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) were employed: oral health, quality of life, sickness impact profile, and socioeconomic factors.


RESULTS
Of 57 articles identified, 20 met the inclusion criteria. The metasummary revealed that a poor self-perception of oral health was associated with unfavorable social, economic, demographic, and psychosocial factors, as well as with undesirable habits and poor clinical oral conditions.


CONCLUSIONS
There is consensus in the literature about the influence of the investigated factors on the self-perception of oral health and on quality of life. The OHIP is an important aid for determining oral health needs and for developing strategies to control/reduce disease and promote oral health, with a consequent positive impact on quality of life.
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Curitiba (PR), Brasil. marilisagabardo@e-odonto.com
Marilisa Carneiro Leão
MC
Gabardo
Simone Tetu
ST
Moysés
Samuel Jorge
SJ
Moysés
D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile