Table 1 Impact frequency reported in each dimension of the OHIP-14 among study participants at baseline and upon follow-up, São Francisco, Brazil
OHIP-14 | Never/Rarely | Sometimes | Often/Always | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow-up* | Baseline | Follow-up* | Baseline | Follow-up* | ||||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Functional limitation | 1 Have you ever had problems speaking a word because of your teeth? | 54 | 94.7 | 39 | 92.9 | 3 | 5.3 | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 Did the taste of food become worse because of your teeth? | 49 | 86.0 | 40 | 95.2 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Physical pain | 3 Did you feel pain in your teeth? | 16 | 28.1 | 23 | 54.8 | 39 | 68.4 | 19 | 45.2 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
4 Did you have any trouble eating food because of your teeth? | 38 | 66.7 | 28 | 66.7 | 17 | 29.8 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.4 | |
Psychological discomfort | 5 Were you worried because of your teeth? | 14 | 24.6 | 17 | 40.5 | 24 | 42.1 | 21 | 50 | 19 | 33.3 | 4 | 9.5 |
6 Did you feel stressed (nervous) because of your teeth? | 37 | 64.9 | 30 | 71.4 | 17 | 29.8 | 12 | 28.6 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Physical disability | 7 Did you have trouble eating because of your teeth? | 44 | 77.2 | 32 | 76.2 | 12 | 21.1 | 9 | 21.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.4 |
8 Did you have to stop eating because of your teeth? | 52 | 91.2 | 38 | 90.5 | 5 | 8.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | |
Psychological disability | 9 Did you have trouble relaxing (staying calm) because of your teeth? | 46 | 80.7 | 34 | 81 | 11 | 19.3 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 Did you feel ashamed of your teeth? | 17 | 29.8 | 28 | 66.7 | 30 | 52.6 | 11 | 26.2 | 10 | 17.5 | 3 | 7.1 | |
Social disability | 11 Did you get angry with others because of your teeth? | 35 | 61.4 | 33 | 78.6 | 18 | 31.6 | 9 | 21.4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
12 Did you have trouble performing your work and daily activities because of your teeth? | 53 | 93 | 40 | 95.2 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 4.8 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Handicap | 13 Did you feel that life had worsened because of your teeth? | 38 | 66.7 | 37 | 88.1 | 16 | 28.1 | 4 | 9.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.4 |
14 Were you unable to do the things you normally do every day, because of your teeth? | 51 | 89.5 | 41 | 97.6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
No impact (%) | With impact (%) | ||||||||||||
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | ||||||||||
Functional and psychosocial impact of oral disorders – Taking into account all itens of the OHIP-14 | 56.1 | 88.1 | 43.9 | 11.9 | |||||||||