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<p>Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept established to evaluate the physical, psychological, and social impacts of health conditions on individuals’ well-being. Various tools for measuring health-related quality of life can be categorized into two subsets: generic and disease–specific instruments. The oral cavity can be stricken by a broad range of local and systemic diseases and their systemic treatment modalities. The most common systemic illnesses associated with oral lesions are hematologic disorders, endocrinopathies, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal conditions, mucocutaneous and rheumatic diseases, and neoplastic processes. Their manifestations in the oral cavity are, in most cases, rather nonspecific but should not be overlooked. Oral health is one of the most important parts of overall health, thus it has been proposed that poor oral health may affect health–related quality of life. The presence of oral manifestations of systemic diseases has a negative impact on the daily functioning of patients, decreasing their overall well-being. This article will review the most common systemic diseases with oral manifestations and their impact on the health–related quality of life. Oral health researchers should put a stronger emphasis on the patient-reported quality of life as a primary outcome in future clinical trials. The significance of this area has still not been widely understood in the current dental literature even though it could help improve patients’ health-related quality of life.</p>
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Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept established to evaluate the physical, psychological, and social impacts of health conditions on individuals’ well-being. Various tools for measuring health-related quality of life can be categorized into two subsets: generic and disease–specific instruments. The oral cavity can be stricken by a broad range of local and systemic diseases and their systemic treatment modalities. The most common systemic illnesses associated with oral lesions are hematologic disorders, endocrinopathies, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal conditions, mucocutaneous and rheumatic diseases, and neoplastic processes. Their manifestations in the oral cavity are, in most cases, rather nonspecific but should not be overlooked. Oral health is one of the most important parts of overall health, thus it has been proposed that poor oral health may affect health–related quality of life. The presence of oral manifestations of systemic diseases has a negative impact on the daily functioning of patients, decreasing their overall well-being. This article will review the most common systemic diseases with oral manifestations and their impact on the health–related quality of life. Oral health researchers should put a stronger emphasis on the patient-reported quality of life as a primary outcome in future clinical trials. The significance of this area has still not been widely understood in the current dental literature even though it could help improve patients’ health-related quality of life.

Systemic Diseases with Oral Manifestations and Their Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept established to evaluate the physical, psychological, and social impacts of health conditions on...

Systemic Diseases with Oral Manifestations and Their Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2022

Seitenbereich: -

Eingereicht: 14. Apr. 2021

Akzeptiert: 01. Nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0074

Schlüsselwörter
Oral manifestations, systemic diseases, health-related quality of life

© 2022 Sanja Vujovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Systemic Diseases with Oral Manifestations and Their Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2022

Seitenbereich: -

Eingereicht: 14. Apr. 2021

Akzeptiert: 01. Nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0074

SchlüsselwörterOral manifestations, systemic diseases, health-related quality of life

© 2022 Sanja Vujovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Oral manifestations, systemic diseases, health-related quality of life