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.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0354422 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-176X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03005712 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Dent Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Kidlington : Elsevier
      Original Publication: Bristol, Eng., Wright.
    • Subject Terms:
      Tooth Erosion* ; Tooth Wear*/epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Australia/epidemiology ; Humans ; Malta ; Middle Aged ; Oral Health ; Quality of Life ; United Kingdom/epidemiology ; Young Adult
    • 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 R 2 values.
      Results: Overall, the sample had a mean age of 42.6 ± 17.1 (range, 18-93 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.
      Conclusion: Higher levels of tooth wear were significantly associated with a deteriorating oral-health related quality of life amongst the participants.
      Clinical Relevance: When treatment planning for patients with tooth wear, it is appropriate to consider the psycho-social impact of the condition alongside other clinical findings.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest I would like to advise you that we have no conflicts of interest to declare.
      (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: BEWE; Erosive tooth wear; OHIP; Oral health-related quality of life
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200614 Date Completed: 20210111 Latest Revision: 20210111
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103409
    • Accession Number:
      32533998