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Article

The Association of Oral Function with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

by
Saori Oku
1,
Kiyomi Iyota
1,
Shinsuke Mizutani
1,2,*,
Shohei Otsuki
3,
Kyohei Kubo
3,
Shutaro Yamada
3,
Yoshihiro Kobayashi
1 and
Haruhiko Kashiwazaki
1
1
Section of Geriatric Dentistry and Perioperative Medicine in Dentistry, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
2
OBT Research Center, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
3
Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(13), 4863; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134863
Submission received: 2 June 2020 / Revised: 2 July 2020 / Accepted: 3 July 2020 / Published: 6 July 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oral Prevention and Management of Oral Healthcare)
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Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between oral function and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in healthy university students. Oral functions and OHRQoL (General Oral Health Assessment Index; GOHAI) were investigated in 58 healthy university students. Oral functions, such as tongue pressure, tongue-lip motor function, occlusal force, and masticatory function, were examined. The participants were divided into two groups based on low and high GOHAI scores. Information about oral health, dental caries treatment history, insomnia, and personality and lifestyle was obtained using a self-reported questionnaire. Oral mucosal wetness scores and tongue-lip motor functions (oral diadochokinesis /ka/) were significantly decreased in the low GOHAI score group compared to the high GOHAI score group (p = 0.001 and p = 0.017, respectively). In the logistic regression model, the GOHAI score was independently associated with the oral mucosal wetness score (odds ratio (OR) = 0.622; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.411–0.941; p = 0.025) and oral diadochokinesis /ka/ (OR = 0.376; 95% CI, 0.170–0.832; p = 0.016). Our study demonstrated the presence of low oral function in university students and suggested its association to low OHRQoL in this population.
Keywords: oral function; quality of life; university students; cross-sectional study oral function; quality of life; university students; cross-sectional study

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Oku, S.; Iyota, K.; Mizutani, S.; Otsuki, S.; Kubo, K.; Yamada, S.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kashiwazaki, H. The Association of Oral Function with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134863

AMA Style

Oku S, Iyota K, Mizutani S, Otsuki S, Kubo K, Yamada S, Kobayashi Y, Kashiwazaki H. The Association of Oral Function with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(13):4863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134863

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Oku, Saori, Kiyomi Iyota, Shinsuke Mizutani, Shohei Otsuki, Kyohei Kubo, Shutaro Yamada, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, and Haruhiko Kashiwazaki. 2020. "The Association of Oral Function with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13: 4863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134863

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Oku, S., Iyota, K., Mizutani, S., Otsuki, S., Kubo, K., Yamada, S., Kobayashi, Y., & Kashiwazaki, H. (2020). The Association of Oral Function with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134863

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