Association of anxiety, age and oral health-related quality of life with periodontitis: A case-control study.

Objective: This case-control study evaluated the association of sociodemographic profile, mental health disorders and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) with periodontitis.

Methods: Patients with periodontitis (PP, n = 50) and control patients (CP, n = 50) were allocated into 2 groups after a complete periodontal examination. Data collection included age, sex, marital status, education and application of 2 questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for the diagnosis of anxiety/depression and Impact Profile on Oral Health (OHIP-14) for classification of well-being.

Impact of chronic periodontitis on quality-of-life and on the level of blood metabolic markers.

Context: Despite the recognition that systemic factors can alter the risk to the chronic periodontitis (CP), only recently has evidence begun to emerge, still under investigation, that infections of the oral cavity are related with low quality-of-life (QoL) and are able to influence the occurrence and severity of certain conditions and systemic diseases.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of CP on the QoL and on the metabolic systemic condition of CP patients.

Settings And Designs: Cross-sectional, case-controlled, age- and gender-matched study.