ArticleRevista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT
Impact of oral health on the quality of life of public servants: an analysis of associated factors.
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- Clinical characteristics and factors associated with dentition defects in patients with diabetes mellitus and concomitant endodontic disease.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
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Introduction: Oral health encompasses functional and aesthetic aspects that directly impact an individual's daily activities. Objectives: To analyze the impact of oral health conditions and related factors on the quality of life of public servants. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 89 public servants, both permanent and outsourced, from a federal public university in northeastern Brazil. Outcome was the impact of oral health on daily activities, determined by the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance indicator, and independent variables were sociodemographic characteristics, normative oral health conditions, access to and use of dental services, self-reported oral morbidity, self-perception of oral health, and absenteeism because of dental reasons. All data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics, using the chi-squared test for heterogeneity and linear trend. The significance level used was set at 5%, with a 95% CI. Results: Participants experienced at least one day of work impaired by dental problems in the six months prior to the survey. Prevalence of dental absenteeism was 7.9%. Variables associated with the impact of oral health on daily activities included gender, toothache, toothache intensity, self-reported oral health, awake bruxism, self-reported need for dentures, number of natural teeth in the upper and lower arches, and signs of temporomandibular dysfunction. Conclusions: Sociodemographic, clinical, and subjective oral health variables influence the impact of oral health on the daily activities of public servants.
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