TY - CHAP
T1 - Relationships between oral health-related quality of life and the patterns of remaining teeth in the middle-aged and elderly
AU - Miyoshi, Yoshitada
AU - Ohi, Takashi
AU - Murakami, Takahisa
AU - Itabashi, Shiho
AU - Hattori, Yoshinori
AU - Tsuboi, Akito
AU - Imai, Yutaka
AU - Watanabe, Makoto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer 2012.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and the patterns of remaining teeth in dif- ferent age groups. A total of 512 independent community-dwelling people (age: 68.0 ± 7.0, female: 65.9%) in Ohasama participated in this study. Subjects were divided into four categories by the patterns of remaining teeth and divided into three age groups (≤65 years, 66-71 years, ≥72 years). To evaluate OHRQoL, the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) scale was administered. According to the result of multiple regression analyses, in all age groups, the patterns of remain- ing teeth had significant associations with OHRQoL. Correlations appeared to be stronger between the patterns of remaining teeth and OHRQoL in the elderly group than in the middle-aged group. These results suggest that the maintenance of occlusal support and tooth retention are important to maintain quality of life levels later in life.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and the patterns of remaining teeth in dif- ferent age groups. A total of 512 independent community-dwelling people (age: 68.0 ± 7.0, female: 65.9%) in Ohasama participated in this study. Subjects were divided into four categories by the patterns of remaining teeth and divided into three age groups (≤65 years, 66-71 years, ≥72 years). To evaluate OHRQoL, the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) scale was administered. According to the result of multiple regression analyses, in all age groups, the patterns of remain- ing teeth had significant associations with OHRQoL. Correlations appeared to be stronger between the patterns of remaining teeth and OHRQoL in the elderly group than in the middle-aged group. These results suggest that the maintenance of occlusal support and tooth retention are important to maintain quality of life levels later in life.
KW - Oral health-related quality of life
KW - The pattern of remaining teeth
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U2 - 10.1007/978-4-431-54070-0_94
DO - 10.1007/978-4-431-54070-0_94
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84957008824
SN - 9784431540694
SP - 315
EP - 316
BT - Interface Oral Health Science 2011
PB - Springer Japan
ER -