Correlation of perceived self-rated oral health status with various dental health and awareness factors

Abstract

Aims and Objectives:Self-rated oral health is the key element that has a greater effect on quality of life and found to be authentic and logical to consider this as an indicator for overall oral health status. The aim was to investigate and identify the impact of various social and clinical factors on the perceived self-rated oral health status (PSR-OHS).Materials and Methods:A self-administered questionnaire was distributed 600 patients seeking information for age, gender, nationality, educational level, and their last dental visit followed by 15 questions related to social factors (patient self-rated oral health, patient-dentist communication, literacy level of the patient, and dental neglect) followed by estimating the clinical oral health status (decayed, missing, and filled teeth [DMFT] scores as per WHO norms).Results:The results were estimated by a single five-point-response-scale question dichotomized into poor and good self-rated oral health. The average mean age for participation in the study is 32.5 years and found to be highly significant (P < 0.01) with inverse relation indicating that younger patients give better PSR-OHS. There were no significant differences in PSR-OHS among other demographic factors. Patients visiting the dentist recently found to be confident about their PSR-OHS and are statistically significant. Pearson correlating scores of social factors and the DMFT scores most concerned in the present study have a significant relation with self-rated oral health status.Conclusions:PSR-OHS is governed by various dental health and awareness factors. It can be used as an important tool by a clinician to assess the clinical examination results which helps to achieve more effective time and patient management.

Diagnostic Validity of Self-Perceived Dental Caries in Indonesian Young Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years

“…Oral health literacy demonstrates the degree to which individuals have the capacity to comprehend basic oral health information and services needed to make oral health decisions and act on them. Lack of oral health literacy would lead to poor oral hygiene and high risk for oral diseases [8].…”

“…However, the questionnaire has a significant value in explaining the perception and awareness of oral health conditions as clinical examination has some limitations in demonstrating psychosocial oral health problems. Self-perceived oral health assessment serves as a key element that has a greater effect on quality of life and can be utilized as an indicator for overall oral health status [8]. The combined clinical and subjective indicators define a multidimensional assessment of the oral health status in society [7].…”

“…Comparisons of clinical and subjective assessments could demonstrate the efficacy of selfevaluation of an individual's oral health status and confirm the accuracy of self-perceived assessment [4]. The effective use of a subjective oral health assessment could improve understanding of oral health problems, allowing implementation of an oral health promotion strategy that would offer a more affordable and acceptable method of conducting an epidemiological oral health survey [7,8].…”

Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices toward children oral health among mother’s attending maternal and child’s units, Salé, Morocco

“…Mothers with less education may not have basic knowledge about the impacts of potential risk factors on the occurrence of preventable oral diseases [ 34 , 35 ]. Therefore, health education and promotion are warranted to be developed among mothers with low educational background [ 36 – 38 ].…”

“…Dental caries and periodontal diseases are common and frequently occurring oral diseases among the Moroccan population [ 16 ]. To control these diseases, it is not enough to focus on the surgical treatment, as subjective factors such health literacy and self-management efficacy also have great impact [ 38 ].…”