Perceived oral health among adults in Tehran, Iran; a telephone survey
Journal of Dental School,
Vol. 31 No. 1 (2013),
27 January 2013
,
Page 66-72
https://doi.org/10.22037/jds.v31i1.28683
Abstract
Objective: In comparison to clinical oral health indices, perceived oral health measures are less applied in large-scale epidemiological oral health studies in Iran. The aim of this study was to measure perceived oral health among adults in Tehran, Iran.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, perceived oral health was measured in 1100 adults in Tehran by two measures: 1- non-replaced extracted teeth, and 2- revised Rand dental health questions including pain, chewing problems and communication problems. Data was gathered by telephone interview using gender, age and level of education as socio-demographic information.
Results: The mean number of non-replaced extracted teeth was 1.28 with 53.8% of adults reporting no extracted teeth. Extracted teeth was significantly less in younger (p<0.001) and more educated people (p<0.001). Rand dental health scores increased by age (p<0.001) but had no significant changes in different educational levels. The three items of Rand dental health were highly correlated (p<0.01) with Chronbach’s Alpha=0.73 but were not correlated with extracted teeth.
Conclusion: Approximately half of Tehran adults have the experience of lacking one or more teeth, with a small group of them suffering from pain, chewing problems and communication problems.- Adults
- Extracted teeth
- Iran
- Oral health
- Quality of life
- Telephone survey
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