Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2024.63.03-04.13
The Impact of Endodontic Status on Quality of Life
Petra Dijanić
; Private Dental Practice, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Ivanišević
; Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Silvana Jukić Krmek
; Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Perica Pavešić
; Community Health Centre, Koprivnica, Croatia
Zoran Karlović
; Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
*
Jurica Matijević
; Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The influence of endodontic status on quality of life has not been fully clarified. The
aim of this study was to quantify the effect of endodontic status on everyday functioning using the psychometric
instrument Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) and to correlate endodontic status
with quality of life using the OIDP questionnaire. A total of 600 participants were referred to dental
radiography for digital orthopantomograms and asked to fill out the OIDP questionnaire. Digital orthopantomograms
were analyzed and compared with OIDP results. The correlation between endodontic
status and quality of life was tested. The statistical analysis consisted of descriptive statistics, non-parametric
statistics, hierarchical multiple regression analysis by enter method, and correlation analysis. The
results showed that quality of life was significantly affected by tooth loss (p<0.05). Endodontic treatment
on canines and incisors positively correlated with higher OIDP scores, indicating an effect on quality of
life (p<0.05). In conclusion, the correlations between variables describing the endodontic status and the
quantitative results of the OIDP questionnaire indicate a measurable effect of endodontic disease/health
on everyday functioning.
Keywords
Endodontics; Oral impacts on daily performance; Quality of life
Hrčak ID:
333236
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2024.
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