Bennadi Darshana, Reddy C V K
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sree Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, SAHE University, Tumkur, Karnataka, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, J. S. S Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2013 Jan;3(1):1-6. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.115700.
Diseases and disorders that damage the mouth and face can disturb well-being and his self-esteem. Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is a relatively new but rapidly growing notion. The concept of OHRQOL can become a tool to understand and shape not only the state of clinical practice, dental research and dental education but also that of community at large. There are different approaches to measure OHRQOL; the most popular one is multiple item questionnaires. OHRQOL should be the basis for any oral health programme development. Moreover, research at the conceptual level is needed in countries where OHRQOL has not been previously assessed, including India.
损害口腔和面部的疾病及功能紊乱会影响身心健康和自尊。口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQOL）是一个相对较新但发展迅速的概念。OHRQOL这一概念不仅可以成为理解和塑造临床实践、牙科研究及牙科教育状况的工具，还能用于塑造整个社区的状况。测量OHRQOL有不同的方法；最常用的是多项目问卷。OHRQOL应成为任何口腔健康项目发展的基础。此外，在包括印度在内的此前未对OHRQOL进行评估的国家，需要开展概念层面的研究。
