Oral Health Related Quality of Life

Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Its Implications for Dental Health Care - a Swedish National Survey

As oral health has a major impact on general health and quality of life, good oral health are essential. The aspects of oral health that are most important for each individual vary, and quality of life is subjective, and influenced by the person´s experiences, perceptions, expectations and ability to adapt to circumstances. FDI World Dental federations definition of oral health is; "Oral health is multifaceted and includes the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Oral Disease; Oral Health Related Quality of Life
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: OHRQoL

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 3700

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The target population is adults aged 18-85 years that resides in Region Dalarna, Sweden.

Description

Inclusion Criteria: Read and understand Swedish -

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
18-85 years of age	Behavioral: OHRQoL; Oral health-related quality of life will be measured by the "Oral Impact on Daily Performance" (OIDP)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
OHRQoL	Questionnaire, Oral health problems in the last six months with eating, cleaning teeth, socializing. The questionnaire used will be OIDP	2024-01-15 - 2024-12-31

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dalarna County Council, Sweden
• Collaborators: Region Gävleborg

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 15, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 27, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): June 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 28, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 27, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Mouth Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: OHRQoL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No