ORAL HEALTH IMPACT

ON QUALITY OF LIFE

MUHAMMAD AZRIL FITRI BIN KAMARUDDIN (A143049)

NUR SABRINA BINTI MOHD (A143065)

SUPERVISED BY : DR. NORZIHA

 OUTLINE

1) Oral health definition

2) Instrument to assess oral health
3) Impact of oral diseases
4) Risk reduction
 ORAL HEALTH

“Oral health is essential to general health and quality

of life. It is a state of being free from oral diseases that
limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing,
smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing”

-WHO, 2012
 QUALITY OF LIFE

• “perceptions of their position in life in the context of

culture and value systems in which they live, and in
relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and
concerns”
-WHO, 1995
ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF
LIFE (OHRQOL)
• multidimensional construct that reflects on people's
comfort when eating, sleeping, and engaging in
social interaction, their self-esteem, and their
satisfaction with respect to their oral health.
common oral diseases/conditions:

• Edentulism
• Malocclusion
• Dental caries
• Periodontal disease
• Bacterial, fungal, and viral infections
• Oral cancer
INSTRUMENTS TO ASSESS OHRQOL

• OHRQoL for adults

1. The Social Impacts of Dental Disease (SIDD)

2. Geriatric (General) Oral Health Assessment Index
(GOHAI)
3. The Dental Impact Profile (DIP)
4. Dental impact on daily living (DIDL)
5. Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)
• OHRQoL instruments for children

1. Child Perception Questionnaire

2. Child Perceptions Questionnaire 8-10
3. Child Oral Impacts on Daily Performances
4. The Child Oral Health Impact Profile
 IMPACT OF ORAL DISEASES

• Orthodontics
• Esthetics
• Periodontal diseases
• Dental pain
• Oral cancer
 ORTHODONTIC

• Malocclusion is the most common factor that can

cause negative impacts on social and self
confidence.
• Combination of genetic and environment.
• Petients with higher IOTN show a higher improve in
QoL.
• Dentists have to know patient’s expectations
before, during and after treatment to meet their
demands.
• Important to educate patients that fixed appliance
isn’t the only treatment option.
 ESTHETICS

• Facial and dental attractiveness signifies a vital

element of QoL.
• Facial charm affects interpersonal success in school
and at work.
• Cavity, missing teeth or discoloured teeth in anterior
region can affect self confidence.
 PERIODONTAL DISEASE

• Periodontal health is on the key factors in survival of

teeth.
• Deterioration in periodontal health will lead to loss
of teeth.
• Tooth loss is one of the worst types of damage to
oral health.
• Can affect both esthetic and functional problems.
• Socioeconomic factors can contribute to oral
health associations with tooth loss.
 DENTAL PAIN

• Great impact in QoL.

• Dental pain can affect patient’s daily activities.
• Some researches also claimed that dental pain can
be the main reason for dental visit.
 ORAL CANCER

• Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx (oral cancer)

is the sixth most common cancer in Black/African
American males and the ninth most common
cancer in White males in the United States .[Ries et
al. 2006]
• Early detection and treatment of oral cancers are
critical if survival rates are to improve.
• Patients who have oral cancer may have
deterioration in their lives.
• Affect daily lives and self esteem.
 RISK REDUCTION

• Water fluoridation
• Dental sealants
• Oral health workforce
• Screening for oral cancer
• Tobacco control
• Oral health education
 WATER FLUORIDATION

• The most cost effective preventive measure.

• Centers for Disease Control & Preventive estimate
the per capita cost of water fluoridation over a
person’s lifetime is less than the cost of one’s dental
filling.
• Can be accessible to everyone regardless of age
and socioeconomic status.
 DENTAL SEALANTS

• A thin coating bonded into the pit and fissures of

the chewing surface of permanent molars.
• Cost effective.
• Placing sealants on first and second permanent
molars shortly after their eruption protect them from
caries development.
• If sealants were applied to susceptible tooth
surfaces in conjunction with appropriate use of
fluoride, most tooth decay in children can be
prevented.
 ORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE

• Comprises of private and government services.

• More services provided will give patients better
access to dental services.
 SCREENING FOR ORAL CANCER

• Oral cancer detection is done by thorough

examination of the head and neck, examination of
the oral cavity and entire oral and pharyngeal
muscosal tissues, lips, and palpation of the lymph
nodes.
• If suspicious tissues are detected, definitive
diagnosis tests need to be carried out. Eg, biopsy.
• Risk factors( smoking, alcohol consumption,
potential carcinogens) have to be educated to
patients.
 TOBACCO CONTROL

• Use of tobacco has a devastating impact on the

health and well being of public.
• The use of any form of tobacco, including
cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco,
has been established as a major cause of oral and
pharyngeal cancer.
• Comprehensive tobacco control also would have a
large impact on oral health status. The goal of
smoking cessation programs is to reduce disease,
disability, and death related to tobacco use.
• Initiatives that can help reduce tobacco usage:
1) Prevent initiation of tobacco use among young
people.
2) Promote quitting among young people and
adults.
3) eliminate nonsmokers’ exposure to secondhand
tobacco smoke.
 ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION

• A process that informs, motivates and helps patients

to adopt and maintain beneficial health practices
and lifestyles.
• Dental knowledge can help empower people and
communities to take action to protect their health.
 REFERENCES

• https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/PW_OH_Impact-
of-Oral-Disease-Colorado-Burden-Doc.pdf
• https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/dental/docs/impact_of_oral_
disease.pdf