ASSESSING THE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY, ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ORAL HEALTH STATUS IN ADULT PATIENTS

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dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorBahadır, H. Sevilay
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:16:18Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:16:18Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: Oral health literacy (OHL) is an important term that used to determine the individuals skills to make appropriate oralhealth decisions, to process and understand basic oral health information. OHL is considered as a part of oral health. This studyaimed to evaluate the association between OHL, Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) and decayed (D), missing (M)and filled (F) teeth scores (DMFT).Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on Turkish speaking, 300 voluntary individuals between the ages 18-30that were applied to Kırıkkale University Faculty of Dentistry without any cognitive impairment, visual and hearing problem.Patients’ socio-demographic information and DMFT scores were recorded. Then OHL level was detected using a wordrecognition test. After that OHRQoL score was determined using a special survey. Data were analyzed SPSS 16.0 programmewith using Pearson correlation analysis, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe tests.Results: Male individuals had more missing teeth than female individuals (p=0.041). OHL was significantly high at highereducational level individuals (p<0.001). In terms of OHL levels, DT, MT, FT, DMFT and OHRQoL scores did not show significantdifferences (p>0.05). OHL level of the individuals’ did not associated with DT, MT, FT, DMFT and OHRQoL scores (p>0.05).Besides these findings, there is no association was found between DMFT and OHRQoL scores (p>0.05). Age factor showed apositive correlation between MT (p=0.001, r=0.197).Conclusion: The education level of the individuals has an impact on OHL levels. The association between OHL, DMFT andOHRQoL scores did not confirmed clearly.
dc.identifier.doi10.17567/ataunidfd.806464
dc.identifier.endpage58
dc.identifier.issn1300-9044
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage52
dc.identifier.trdizinid423698
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.806464
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/423698
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/22377
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAtatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectDiş Hekimliği
dc.titleASSESSING THE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY, ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ORAL HEALTH STATUS IN ADULT PATIENTS
dc.typeArticle

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