Background: This systematic review evaluates the oral health-related quality of life
(OHRQoL) of patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
Methods: A systematic literature search was performed based on the PubMed, Medline,
Web of Science, and Scopus, using the search terms: “oral health-related quality of
life” and “respiratory disease” or “lung” and “oral health-related quality of life.” Full-text
articles published until June 30, 2021 and reporting any OHRQoL measurement in
children or adults with a chronic respiratory disease or condition were included and
analyzed qualitatively.
Results: A total of seven out of 44 studies were included, of which four studies
examined adults and three studies investigated children. The respective diseases were
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n = 2), sleep apnea (n = 2), severe
asthma (n = 1), cystic fibrosis (n = 1), and lung transplantation (n = 1). Four studies
confirmed a worse OHRQoL in the respiratory diseased group compared to healthy
controls. The overall OHRQoL was reduced in the included studies. Oral health, healthrelated
quality of life, and disease-related parameters were rarely examined with regard
to OHRQoL.
Conclusion: Patients with chronic respiratory diseases show a reduced OHRQoL. Oral
health should be fostered in these individuals to support their OHRQoL.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84562 |
| Date | 05 April 2023 |
| Creators | Li, Simin, Ning, Wanchen, Wang, Wei, Ziebolz, Dirk, Acharya, Aneesha, Schmalz, Gerhard, Zhao, Jianjiang, Huang, Shaohong, Xiao, Hui |
| Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 2296-858X, 757739 |
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