THE INFLUENCE OF DENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ON THE STUDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to analyse the life quality of 150 students aged between 17 and 25 years having confirmed diagnosis of dento-maxillary pathology. The control group was comprised of the students who didn‘t have stomatological disorders (150 subjects). The SF-36 questionnaire (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form) was used to obtain the data necessary for the comparison of life quality characteristics. The results of the study indicate that the students with and without dento-maxillary pathology were characterized by the virtually identical physical health (PH) component. At the same time, the deterioration of the quality of life in the patients with stomatological problems was significantly more pronounced when evaluated based on the scales that are designed to estimate psychic health.

Keywords

students / life quality / stomatologic health

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