Iqbal, Muhammad Zahid and Rajan, Sawri and Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid (2020) Determinants of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients on Root Canal Treatment. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 32 (5). pp. 76-82. ISSN 2456-9119
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Abstract
Introduction: Several determinants directly affect the Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of root canal treatment (RCT) patients like knowledge, attitude, perceptions, age, gender, marital status, smoking and pre-exposure history of RCT. This study determined the sociodemographic determinants of OHRQoLamong patients underwent RCT.
Methods: This cross-sectional study determiningthe OHRQoL of patients on RCTwas conducted among patients visiting various dental clinics. A self-administered and validated questionnaire comprising of four OHRQoL themes was used to collect the data. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) ver. 22.0 was used to analyze the data.One-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used to determine the p-value.
Results: For each theme of the OHRQoL research tool, its association was statistically significant with at least one demographic determinant of the RCT patients. A total of 26.3% of the participantswere males and 73.7% were females.Among the RCT patients, 38.5% were single whereas 61.5% were married.
Conclusion: In conclusion, a moderately-good level of OHRQoL was observed among the patients on RCT.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Apsci Archives > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@apsciarchives.com |
Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2023 06:06 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 04:41 |
URI: | http://eprints.go2submission.com/id/eprint/563 |