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Oral health and related quality of life status in patients from UK and Turkey: a comparative study in Behcet’s disease
Author(s) -
Mumcu G.,
Niazi S.,
Stewart J.,
HagiPavli E.,
Gokani B.,
Seoudi N.,
Ergun T.,
Yavuz S.,
Stanford M.,
Fortune F.,
Direskeneli H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2009.00752.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , quality of life (healthcare) , behcet's disease , periodontal disease , disease , dentistry , nursing
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare oral health‐related quality of life (oral QoL) in patients from UK and Turkey with Behcet’s disease (BD). Methods: Thirty‐one BD patients from UK (F/M: 18/13, mean age: 41.8 ± 11.5 years) and Turkey (F/M: 18/13, mean age: 41.5 ± 10.3) who were matched according to age and gender were included in the study. All patients had active oral ulcers. Oral QoL was assessed by Oral Health Impact Profile‐14 (OHIP‐14). Oral health was evaluated by dental and periodontal indices. Results: No significant difference was found in OHIP‐14 scores between patients from UK (22.7 ± 14.4) and Turkey (20.4 ± 14.3) ( P = 0.709). The OHIP‐14 score correlated with the healing time of oral ulcers in UK ( r = 0.4, P = 0.04) and the number of oral ulcers in Turkey ( r = 0.4, P = 0.012). The number of oral ulcers per month was significantly higher in UK (3.3 ± 2.8) compared with that in Turkey (1.5 ± 2.5) ( P = 0.014). However, the number of filled teeth and frequency of tooth brushing were significantly lower in patients from Turkey compared with those in UK ( P = 0.000). Similarly, the duration since the last dental visit (5.1 ± 7.2 months) was significantly lower in UK compared with that in Turkey (28.6 ± 23.7 months) ( P = 0.000). Conclusions: Oral QoL was similar in patients from UK and Turkey with active oral ulcers. However, the number of oral ulcers was observed to be higher in UK. As expected, a lower utilization rate of dental services might have led to a poorer oral health in patients from Turkey.