Perception of oral health by patients who use dental clinics

INTRODUCTION: The use of clinical indicators to evaluate oral health status and the need for treatment is recognized as having limitations, and nowadays other factors, among them social and quality of life, have been used. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the self-perception of oral health in adults using the Dental clinics at a public university. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study had a sample of 86 participants. A questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic data and application of the GOHAI index were used. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed with absolute and percentage data, using the Epi Info. version 6 software program. RESULT: The majority of users were women (89.7 %); marital status: married (69.8 %); age-range from 35 to 38 years (39.6 %), they had completed high school (32.6 %), and had a monthly income from 1 to 3 minimum wages (79.1 %). Results of the GOHAI index were classified as low, presenting a score value of 27.06. CONCLUSION: A low index and negative impact of oral health conditions on the daily lives of the evaluated users was verified.

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Main Authors:	Nóbrega,Lorena Marques da, Temóteo,Lorenna Mendes, Dias,Joselúcia da Nóbrega, Lima,Monalyza Myllenna Silva Monteiro, Fontes,Luciana de Barros Correia, Cavalcanti,Sérgio d'Avila Lins Bezerra
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772013000400005
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