Relationship between oral health-related quality of life and teeth whitening Summary Aim: The aim of the study was to study the relationship between oral health-related quality of life and teeth whitening. Method: Literature Study. Scientific articles were searched in databases DOSS, PubMed and Medline with keyword combinations "Oral health-related quality of life" AND "teeth whitening" and "quality of life" AND "teeth whitening". The literature study included 13 quality-reviewed articles. Results: The thematic analysis resulted in three main themes and under each central main theme has several sub-theme identifiers. Main themes showed that there was a connection between oral health-related quality of life and teeth whitening: Aesthetic impact, Psychological impact and Pain impact. Teeth whitening led to reduced aesthetic anxiety, improved aesthetic self-perception, color change, reduced discomfort, improved self-confidence that had a positive effect on the oral health-related quality of life. On the other hand, teeth whitening could cause tooth sensitivity and soft tissue irritation, which had a negative effect on the oral health-related quality of life. Keywords: Bleaching, discolored teeth, quality of life , whiter teeth.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hj-53704 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Beluli, Haxhere, Mohammed, Umalkhayr |
| Publisher | Jönköping University, Hälsohögskolan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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