Subjective Oral Health in Dutch Adults

Aim: To determine whether the subjective oral health (SOH) of the Dutch adult population was associated with clinical and demographic variables. Methods: A clinical examination was conducted in a sample of 1,018 people from the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. SOH was measured using the Dutch translation of the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-NL14). Results: The average score on the OHIP-NL14 was 2.8 ± 5.9 and 51% of the respondents had a score of 0. Dental status was the most important predictor of SOH. Conclusions: The SOH in the Dutch adult population was much better than... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Gijsbert Verrips
Annemarie Schuller
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Verlag/Hrsg.: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Schlagwörter: subjective oral health / dental status / socio-economic status / adults
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27415825
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/dj1020012