Open AccessOral Health Related Quality of Life in a Group of Geriatrics
Author(s) -
Pegah Mosannen Mozafari,
Maryam Amirchaghmaghi,
Amir Moeintaghavi,
Mohammad Khajedaluee,
Mojtaba Dorri,
Niloufar Koohestanian,
Leila Sadat Abasianhoseini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14345.6816
Subject(s) - medicine , dentures , oral health , quality of life (healthcare) , dentistry , population , geriatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , nursing
A good quality of life in elderly population is related to different aspects of health including oral health. The aim of this study was to determine oral health-related quality of life (OHR-QoL) in elderly patients referred for dental or oro-maxillo-facial complaints to Mashhad dental school (MDS) and compare them with a group of normal population.