Clinical factors and self-perceived oral health

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinical factors and self-perceived oral health

AU - Schützhold, Svenja

AU - Holtfreter, Birte

AU - Schiffner, Ulrich

AU - Hoffmann, Thomas

AU - Kocher, Thomas

AU - Micheelis, Wolfgang

N1 - © 2014 Eur J Oral Sci.

PY - 2014/4

Y1 - 2014/4

N2 - Self-perceived oral health is affected not only by awareness of the clinical status but also by comparisons with people of a similar age. This study explored the relative contributions of clinical variables assessing caries, periodontal status, and prosthetic status to self-perceived oral health within two age groups. Data of 891 adults (35-44 yr of age) and 760 older people (65-74 yr of age) from the Fourth German Oral Health Study (DMS IV, 2005) were evaluated. Self-perceived oral health was obtained from questionnaires. Numbers of decayed, filled, and unreplaced teeth, mean attachment loss, bleeding on probing (BOP), the presence of a fixed denture, and the presence of a removable denture were assessed. Multinomial logistic regression models were developed for both age groups, separately, using stepwise methods. For adults, unreplaced teeth, filled teeth, decayed teeth, the presence of a removable denture, and mean attachment loss were added to the final model. For older people, the presence of a removable denture, unreplaced teeth, decayed teeth, mean attachment loss, filled teeth, and BOP were included in the final model. Awareness of the relative contributions of clinical variables to self-perceived oral health is important for obtaining a clearer understanding of patients' subjective and objective self-perceptions of oral health.

AB - Self-perceived oral health is affected not only by awareness of the clinical status but also by comparisons with people of a similar age. This study explored the relative contributions of clinical variables assessing caries, periodontal status, and prosthetic status to self-perceived oral health within two age groups. Data of 891 adults (35-44 yr of age) and 760 older people (65-74 yr of age) from the Fourth German Oral Health Study (DMS IV, 2005) were evaluated. Self-perceived oral health was obtained from questionnaires. Numbers of decayed, filled, and unreplaced teeth, mean attachment loss, bleeding on probing (BOP), the presence of a fixed denture, and the presence of a removable denture were assessed. Multinomial logistic regression models were developed for both age groups, separately, using stepwise methods. For adults, unreplaced teeth, filled teeth, decayed teeth, the presence of a removable denture, and mean attachment loss were added to the final model. For older people, the presence of a removable denture, unreplaced teeth, decayed teeth, mean attachment loss, filled teeth, and BOP were included in the final model. Awareness of the relative contributions of clinical variables to self-perceived oral health is important for obtaining a clearer understanding of patients' subjective and objective self-perceptions of oral health.

KW - Adult

KW - Age Factors

KW - Aged

KW - Attitude to Health

KW - Awareness

KW - DMF Index

KW - Dental Caries

KW - Dental Prosthesis

KW - Dental Restoration, Permanent

KW - Denture, Complete

KW - Denture, Partial, Fixed

KW - Denture, Partial, Removable

KW - Female

KW - Germany

KW - Health Status

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Oral Health

KW - Periodontal Attachment Loss

KW - Periodontal Diseases

KW - Periodontal Index

KW - Self Concept

KW - Tooth Loss

KW - Comparative Study

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

U2 - 10.1111/eos.12117

DO - 10.1111/eos.12117

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 24495162

VL - 122

SP - 134

EP - 141

JO - EUR J ORAL SCI

JF - EUR J ORAL SCI

SN - 0909-8836

IS - 2

ER -