TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation into the impact of tooth wear on the oral health related quality of life amongst adult dental patients in the United Kingdom, Malta and Australia.
AU - Mehta, Shamir
AU - Loomans, B. A.
AU - Bronkhorst, Ewald M.
AU - Banerji, Subir
AU - Bartlett, David
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between levels of tooth wear scored using the Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE) and the impact on the quality of life of adult dental patients.
Methods: BEWE assessments were performed on 319 new dentate adult patients attending the practices of 5 trained recruiters based in primary care in Malta (120), Australia (118) or the UK (81). Oral impacts on the quality of life were measured using a shortened form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-26). Regression analysis were performed, adjusted for age, to estimate the relationship between the variables. Data were expressed as Confidence Intervals (95% CI), p-values (values <0.05 were considered statistically significant) and adjusted R2 values.
Results: Overall, the sample had a mean age of 42.6±17.1 (range, 18 to 93 years), a mean cumulative BEWE score of 6.7±4.4 and a mean total OHIP-26 score of 1.84±0.59. For the cumulative sextant BEWE scores, 68.0% of the participants scored ≤ 8, 24.5% between 9 and 13 and 7.5 %, ≥14. A significant association was found between increasing BEWE score and the overall OHIP-26 total score (effect = 0.028; p=0.002), implying a higher BEWE to be associated with a larger impact of oral conditions on daily life.
AB - Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between levels of tooth wear scored using the Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE) and the impact on the quality of life of adult dental patients.
Methods: BEWE assessments were performed on 319 new dentate adult patients attending the practices of 5 trained recruiters based in primary care in Malta (120), Australia (118) or the UK (81). Oral impacts on the quality of life were measured using a shortened form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-26). Regression analysis were performed, adjusted for age, to estimate the relationship between the variables. Data were expressed as Confidence Intervals (95% CI), p-values (values <0.05 were considered statistically significant) and adjusted R2 values.
Results: Overall, the sample had a mean age of 42.6±17.1 (range, 18 to 93 years), a mean cumulative BEWE score of 6.7±4.4 and a mean total OHIP-26 score of 1.84±0.59. For the cumulative sextant BEWE scores, 68.0% of the participants scored ≤ 8, 24.5% between 9 and 13 and 7.5 %, ≥14. A significant association was found between increasing BEWE score and the overall OHIP-26 total score (effect = 0.028; p=0.002), implying a higher BEWE to be associated with a larger impact of oral conditions on daily life.
M3 - Article
SN - 0300-5712
JO - Journal of Dentistry
JF - Journal of Dentistry
ER -