title: Association of Oral Health Indicators with Quality-of-Life Related to Oral Health among Iranian Adolescent.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There has been an increase in the development and use of oral health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL) measures in the past two decades. This study aimed to assess the association between OHRQoL and clinical oral health measures, among mid-level school children in Southeast of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted on a random cluster sample of 11-13 year-old student population. Consented participants interviewed for OHRQoL measurements using Persian version of child-oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP). Oral examination was done by a trained dentist using WHO oral health assessment form, version 2011. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 20 using Mann-Whitney and correlation tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 400 school children participated. The overall mean of decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT) was 1.76 ± 2.4. A total of 82% of the school children presented the impact of oral problems in at least one of the eight daily performances. As DMFT increased, the OIDP score tended to increase or quality-of-life of children tended to be worse (r = 0.397, P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed a positive relation between some oral health status and quality-of-life score.
authors: PhD Student, Department of Dental Public Health, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Maryam
authors: M
authors: Bakhtiar
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health, Research Center of Social Determinants of Health, Institute of Future Health Research, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Tayebeh Malek
authors: TM
authors: Mohammadi
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Public Health, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Abolghasem
authors: A
authors: Hajizamani
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: Mehrdad
authors: M
authors: Vossoughi
keywords: Oral health; Quality-of-life; oral impacts on daily performances; school children
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