Title |
Self-perceived oral health, satisfaction with overall health and quality of life comparisons between patients with oral lichen planus and their matched controls / |
Authors |
Aleksejūnienė, Jolanta ; Rimkevičius, Arūnas ; Pūrienė, Alina ; Rastenienė, Rūta |
DOI |
10.5005/jp-journals-10031-1248 |
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Is Part of |
Journal of contemporary medicine and dentistry.. Adilabad : Mahatma Printing Press. 2019, vol. 9, iss. 1, p. [1-7].. ISSN 2347-4513. eISSN 2349-0799 |
Keywords [eng] |
general health ; oral lichen planus ; quality of life ; self-reported oral health |
Abstract [eng] |
Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the most prevalent oral mucosal diseases. Aims: The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life, self-perceived oral health, satisfaction with health, and their potential predictors in OLP patients and their matched controls. Materials and methods: The study included 132 cases and 133 controls matched to cases by age, gender, and urbanization. The information about disease-related outcomes and predictors was acquired from a structured questionnaire and supplemented with interviews. Results: OLP patients had worse self-perceived oral health and lower quality of life and were less satisfied with their health as compared to their matched controls. The worse self-reported oral health was predicted by having OLP (OR = 3.9), oral disease’s negative impact on daily life (OR = 3.0), and disease’s impediment to eating (OR = 3.8). Lower satisfaction with overall health was predicted by having multiple systemic conditions (OR = 1.4) and reporting an oral disease’s negative impact on daily life (OR = 2.6). The only significant predictor for dissatisfaction with the quality of life was reporting the oral disease’s negative impact on daily life (OR = 2.4). Conclusion: Oral disease’s negative impact on daily life was a significant predictor for all three-study outcomes: worse self-reported oral health, lower satisfaction with overall health, and lower quality of life. |
Published |
Adilabad : Mahatma Printing Press |
Type |
Journal article |
Language |
English |
Publication date |
2019 |
CC license |
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