Frequency of four-dimensional oral health problems across dental fields – A comparative survey of Slovenian and international dentists
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Article Category: Original scientific article
Published Online: Oct 20, 2021
Page range: 210 - 220
Received: Mar 12, 2021
Accepted: May 19, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0029
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Proportions of four-dimensional OHRQoL prevention needs within dental fields based on dentists’ assessment from Slovenia, the European Region, and 31 countries.
| Dental fields | Countries | OHRQoL dimensions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Function | Orofacial Pain | Orofacial Appearance | Psychosocial Impact | Non-categorized problems | ||
| Proportion (95% CI) | ||||||
| 24.1 (20.8, 27.3) | 44.7 (40.4, 49.0) | 16.6 (14.0, 19.2) | 6.3 (4.3, 8.3) | 8.1 (4.4, 11.9) | ||
| 26.7 (24.4, 28.9) | 38.2 (35.5, 40.8) | 21.4 (19.5, 23.3) | 7.1 (5.9, 8.2) | 6.4 (4.4, 8.5) | ||
| 25.4 (23.7, 27.2) | 37.4 (35.3, 39.5) | 22.1 (20.5, 23.7) | 8.3 (7.2, 9.4) | 6.5 (5.0, 8.1) | ||
| 24.6 (20.4, 28.7) | 44.1 (38.9, 49.4) | 17.7 (14.4, 21.1) | 6.3 (3.7, 8.9) | 7.1 (2.7, 11.4) | ||
| 26.7 (23.7, 29.6) | 39.0 (35.8, 42.2) | 20.1 (17.7, 22.5) | 6.8 (5.4, 8.3) | 7.2 (4.2, 10.2) | ||
| 24.8 (22.6, 26.9) | 38.2 (35.7, 40.8) | 21.7 (19.6, 23.7) | 8.7 (7.3, 10.2) | 6.4 (4.3, 8.4) | ||
| 29.8 (24.1, 35.5) | 38.9 (32.4, 45.5) | 18.4 (13.7, 23.2) | 5.1 (2.8, 7.3) | 7.5 (1.5, 13.5) | ||
| 27.8 (23.6, 32.1) | 39.2 (34.6, 43.9) | 19.6 (16.4, 22.8) | 6.0 (4.2, 7.8) | 7.1 (3.1, 11.1) | ||
| 23.7 (21.0, 26.3) | 37.4 (34.2, 40.7) | 22.2 (19.5, 24.9) | 10.1 (7.9, 12.3) | 6.3 (3.7, 8.9) | ||
| 20.6 (16.3, 24.9) | 48.3 (41.6, 54.9) | 17.8 (13.6, 21.9) | 7.1 (3.8, 10.3) | 6.1 (1.6, 10.6) | ||
| 25.5 (22.6, 28.3) | 38.5 (34.9, 42.2) | 21.0 (18.5, 23.5) | 7.9 (6.2, 9.5) | 6.9 (4.0, 9.8) | ||
| 23.2 (21.0, 25.5) | 38.2 (35.3, 41.1) | 24.0 (21.5, 26.4) | 8.1 (6.7, 9.5) | 6.2 (4.1, 8.3) | ||
| 16.1 (8.1, 24.2) | 26.9 (11.3, 42.4) | 38.3 (22.6, 54.0) | 4.7 (0.5, 8.9) | 13.8 (0.3, 27.2) | ||
| 24.1 (19.7, 28.5) | 30.2 (42.3, 36.2) | 31.5 (25.8, 37.3) | 8.5 (6.1, 10.9) | 5.4 (1.7, 9.1) | ||
| 21.5 (18.2, 24.7) | 29.7 (25.2, 34.1) | 25.4 (30.5, 40.3) | 8.1 (6.2, 10.1) | 5.1 (2.3, 7.9) | ||
| 31.4 (22.0, 40.7) | 37.0 (27.7, 46.2) | 17.2 (9.3, 25.0) | 3.4 (-0.0, 6.9) | 10.9 (1.3, 20.4) | ||
| 26.1 (21.9, 30.4) | 38.1 (33.5, 43.0) | 20.6 (17.1, 24.0) | 6.7 (4.4, 9.0) | 8.1 (3.8, 12.4) | ||
| 25.3 (22.0, 28.6) | 36.6 (33.0, 40.2) | 23.0 (20.0, 26.1) | 8.3 (6.2, 10.4) | 6.5 (3.5, 9.5) | ||
Proportions with 95% confidence intervals of four-dimensional OHRQoL problems within dental fields based on dentists’ assessment from Slovenia, the European Region, and 31 countries.
| Dental fields | Countries | OHRQoL dimensions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Function | Orofacial Pain | Orofacial Appearance | Psychosocial Impact | Non-categorized problems | ||
| Proportion (95% CI) | ||||||
| 29.1 (26.3, 32.0) | 39.7 (36.3, 43.2) | 19.0 (16.9, 21.2) | 7.5 (6.3, 8.6) | 4.4 (2.9, 5.8) | ||
| 26.2 (24.6, 27.8) | 40.9 (38.8, 43) | 19.9 (18.5, 21.3) | 7.3 (6.6, 7.9) | 5.6 (4.5, 6.6) | ||
| 24.0 (22.8, 25.2) | 46.1 (44.4, 47.7) | 18.2 (17.2, 19.2) | 6.6 (6.2, 7.1) | 4.9 (4.2, 5.6) | ||
| 26.9 (23.8, 30.0) | 38.4 (34.2, 42.5) | 20.0 (17.6, 22.4) | 8.5 (6.9, 10.0) | 6.1 (3.8, 8.3) | ||
| 22.5 (20.6, 24.3) | 45.0 (42.2, 47.7) | 17.0 (15.5, 18.5) | 8.1 (6.9, 9.2) | 7.3 (5.7, 8.8) | ||
| 21.7 (20.4, 23.0) | 49.4 (47.4, 51.4) | 15.9 (14.9, 17.0) | 7.1 (6.4, 7.8) | 5.6 (4.7, 6.6) | ||
| 28.8 (24.6, 33.0) | 36.5 (32.3, 41.8) | 22.2 (18.0, 26.4) | 7.5 (6.0, 8.9) | 4.7 (2.7, 6.8) | ||
| 23.7 (21.4, 26.0) | 46.0 (42.5, 49.6) | 16.8 (14.8, 18.8) | 6.8 (5.8, 7.9) | 6.4 (4.3, 8.4) | ||
| 21.1 (19.6, 22.7) | 51.7 (49.4, 54.1) | 15.3 (14.1, 16.6) | 6.4 (5.7, 7.1) | 5.2 (4.0, 6.3) | ||
| 21.8 (18.1, 25.5) | 47.8 (42.7, 52.9) | 16.0 (13.3, 18.8) | 6.6 (4.9, 8.3) | 7.5 (4.0, 11.1) | ||
| 19.1 (17.3, 20.9) | 49.5 (46.7, 52.4) | 16.0 (14.2, 17.8) | 8.0 (6.8, 9.1) | 7.2 (5.3, 9.0) | ||
| 17.9 (16.6, 19.2) | 53.1 (51.0, 55.2) | 15.6 (14.2, 16.9) | 6.9 (6.2, 7.7) | 6.2 (5.0, 7.4) | ||
| 17.0 (10.3, 23.8) | 25.4 (13.7, 37.1) | 40.7 (26.6, 54.8) | 6.0 (3.1, 9.0) | 10.6 (2.7, 18.4) | ||
| 17.4 (15.0, 19.8) | 32.2 (27.6, 36.8) | 32.5 (27.8, 37.2) | 9.7 (7.5, 11.8) | 8.0 (4.7, 11.4) | ||
| 16.8 (15.0, 18.7) | 35.7 (31.9, 39.5) | 32.7 (28.9, 36.4) | 8.2 (6.8, 9.7) | 6.3 (4.2, 8.4) | ||
| 26.0 (20.1, 31.9) | 34.1 (25.8, 42.5) | 25.2 (18.4, 32.0) | 8.2 (5.7, 10.7) | 6.3 (1.4, 11.2) | ||
| 24.6 (22.0, 27.2) | 44.5 (40.8, 48.1) | 16.4 (14.2, 18.6) | 7.8 (6.5, 9.1) | 6.5 (4.2, 8.8) | ||
| 22.8 (20.8, 24.8) | 48.7 (45.9, 51.4) | 15.6 (14.0, 17.3) | 6.9 (6.0, 7.8) | 5.7 (4.2, 7.1) | ||
International dentists’ survey’s main questions.
| The patients visited me because of: | % of patients: |
| Impaired oral function (eating, chewing, talking, etc.) | 0 |
| Pain (dental, oral, facial, etc.) | 0 |
| Broader psychosocial impacts/distress because of their oral health situation | 0 |
| Other problems not mentioned above | 0 |
| Please write down the most important problem that does not fit into any of the four listed categories. | |
| How many patients came because of: | No. of patients: |
| Impaired oral function (eating, chewing, talking, etc.) | 0 |
| Pain (dental, oral, facial, etc.) | 0 |
| Impaired dental, oral, or facial appearance | 0 |
| Broader psychosocial impacts/distress because of their oral health situation | 0 |
| Other problems not mentioned above | 0 |
| Please write down the most important problem that does not fit into any of the four listed categories. | |
| Yes, they have. | |
| No, they visited me only when they had primarily problems with their teeth (including dentures, mouth, or jaws). | |
| They visited me because they wanted to prevent: | % of patients: |
| Impaired oral function (eating, chewing, talking, etc.) | 0 |
| Pain (dental, oral, facial, etc.) | 0 |
| Impaired dental, oral, or facial appearance | 0 |
| Broader psychosocial impacts/distress because of their oral health situation | 0 |
| Other intentions not mentioned above | 0 |
| Poor fit Fair fit Good fit Very good fit Excellent fit | |