%0 Journal Article
%T Oral impact on daily performance in Iranian adults
%A Shahla Kakoei DDS
%A Mostafa Shokoohi MSc
%A Hamideh Barghi DDS
%J Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
%D 2013
%I Kerman University of Medical Sciences
%X BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of oral impact on dailyperformance (OIDP) in adults attending dental clinics in the city of Kerman, Iran.METHODS:In 2010, a cross-sectional survey was conducted ona sample of 400 patients (age 20-50 years) referring todental centers in Kerman. Validated OIDP inventorywas used to collect data. Clinical examination wasalso carried outby a trained interviewer. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Student¡¯s t-test were used for statisticalanalysis.RESULTS:Oral and dental diseases affected at least one daily activity of all participants (100%) during the six monthsprior to the study. The mean OIDP score of the subjects was 19% ¡À 12%. The most common affected activity waseating (92.6%). The most prevalently reported oralproblem was dental caries (65.3%). Subjects who hadbetter dentalhygiene (tooth brushing and flossing habits) were more likely to have lower OIDP score (P = 0.001 forbrushing;P = 0.002 for flossing).CONCLUSIONS:The results of the study showed that people who attended dental clinics had at least one oral/dentalproblem that affected their daily performance. Since the prevalence of OIDP was very high, providing more dental careand services is required.
%K Oral Impact on Daily Performance
%K Oral Health-Rela ted Quality of Life
%K Oral Health
%K Adult
%K Cross-Sectional Studies
%U http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/30/50