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Foundations of oral health‐related quality of life
Author(s) -
John Mike T.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/joor.13040
Subject(s) - psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , oral health , orofacial pain , dimension (graph theory) , medicine , quality (philosophy) , dentistry , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics , philosophy , epistemology
Oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) is the component of health‐related quality of life that relates to the effects of oral diseases and dental interventions on patients. This article describes why OHRQOL is important and how it is measured. The conceptual basis for OHRQOL is discussed. A four‐dimensional structure consisting of Oral Function , Orofacial Pain , Orofacial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact as the OHRQOL dimensions has emerged as psychometrically sound and clinically intuitive. Consequently, when the impact of oral diseases or the effects of dental interventions are measured, four dimension scores capturing these attributes need to be used.