EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF
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Abstract

ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN WELL CONTROLLED AND UNCONTROLLED TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING TMU MEDICAL HOSPITAL, MORADABAD CITY

Dr. Debashis Roy, Dr. Pradeep Tangade, Dr. Najmus Sahar*, Dr. Surbhi Priyadarshi, Dr. Mushahid Hasan

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the major Public Health Issue Worldwide. Diabetes Is Now Considered To Be Heterogenous Group of Disease, Characterized By A State Of Chronic Hyperglycemia Resulting From Diversity Of Aetiology, Environmental And Genetic Acting Jointly. Diabetes And Its Complications Affecting Oral Health Related Quality Of Life. Some Studies Have Reported That Diabetic Patients Have Poor Oral Health Of Life. This Can Be Assessed By Understanding The Consequences Of Oral Diseases And Patients Perception Regarding Oral Health. Thus This Study Was Conducted To Know The Oral Health Related Quality Of Life In Well Controlled And Uncontrolled Type Ii Diabetic Patients Attending Tmu Medical Hospital, Moradabad City. Materials and Methods: A Questionnaire based study was conducted on 350 diabetic patients attending Teerthanker Mahaveer Hospital, Moradabad. A total of 175 diabetes (controlled diabetes) and 175 in (uncontrolled diabetes) were included in the study. Sociodemographic details including age, Gender were recorded. Oral health impact profile (OHIP-14)Questionnaire was used to know the oral health quality of life. Results: The results showed that scores of uncontrolled diabetes group were more in OHIP-14 experienced in difficulty in chewing, shollowing, speaking and during eating respectively (p=0.000). Oral Health Impact profile-14 showed that impact was more in uncontrolled diabetic patients as compared to controlled diabetic patients. In uncontrolled diabetics 27.3% had difficulty in chewing food, 20.0% were feeling self conscious, 12.7% oftenly felt tense, 33.3% felt irritable, 46.7% were unable to enjoy other people company, 6.7% were having unclear speech. The difference between the uncontrolled and controlled diabetics was statistically significant when analyzed using the Chi square test at p less than 0.05. Conclusion: Oral health quality of life negatively affect the quality of life in diabetes subjects.

Keywords: DIABETES MELLITUS, QUALITY OF LIFE.

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