Oral Health Related Quality Of Life

Oral Health is the standard of oral and related health issue that enables individuals to eat, speak, and socialize without active disease, discomfort, or embarrassment, and that contributes to general well being. OHRQOL has a multitude of substantive applications for the field of dentistry, healthcare, and dental research, it will enhance understanding of the relationship between oral health and general health, disease and disorder that damage the mouth and face, can disturb well being and self-esteem. OHRQOL is a multidimensional construct that includes a subjective evaluation of the individuals oral health. Louis Pasteur stated, "Science knows no country because knowledge belongs to humanity and it is torch which illuminates the world". This book addresses how OHRQOL can provide the basis for any oral health care program, how factors such as race, gender and age affect OHRQOL concerns and how OHRQOL should be the basis for any oral health program development.