Development and evaluation of a new multidimensional oral health indicator.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To develop a new multidimensional oral health indicator (MOHi) to ascertain and characterize overall oral health status.

Materials and methods

MOHi was developed using data from first-time patients (N = 1,034) attending a university dental clinic over an 18-month period. Participants completed the Oral Health Value Scale (OHVS), the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and self-reported periodontal status questionnaires. Caries experience through Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index, was combined with radiographs. MOHi was built as a linear combination of the normalized OHVS, OHIP-14 and DMFT scores, in a continuous scale from 0 to 3, with higher scores representing a more degraded oral health condition. MOHi was evaluated according to sociodemographi

SUBMITTER: Mendes JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518264 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature