Author:

• Jaqueline Colaço - Colaço, J - <jaqueccolaco@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-8402

Co-author(s):

• Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz - Muniz, FWMG - <wilkermustafa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3945-1752
• Damieli Peron - Peron, D - <damy_peron@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7808-238X
• Milena Giotti Marostega - Marostega, MG - <milena.marostega@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-3309
• Jéssica Jardim Dias - Dias, JJ - <jessicaj.dias@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-6738
• Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rosing - Rosing, CK - <ckrosing@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-5759
• Paulo Roberto Grafitti Colussi - Colussi, PRG - <paulocolussi@upf.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9351-6959

Abstract:

This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 287 elderly of Cruz Alta, Brazil. The following variables were collected: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, marital status, retirement, medical/dental history, smoking/alcohol exposure, oral hygiene habits, use and need of dental prosthesis, missing teeth, temporomandibular disorder symptoms (TMD), nutritional status, and halitosis. OHRQoL was assessed by Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). The sample was categorized into low impact (sum scores ≤6) and high impact (sum scores ≥7). Associations were analyzed by Poisson regression with robust variation. Mean scores of OHIP-14 was 5.92±8.54. Divorced individuals and those who did not use dental floss presented 77% and 54%, respectively, higher prevalence ratio (PR) of having higher OHRQoL impact. Elderly that did not need dental prosthesis demonstrated a lower impact on OHRQoL (P

Keywords:

Dentistry; Psychosomatic Medicine; Quality of life; Risk factors.

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