Investigation of the Effect of Periodontal Disease Awareness on Quality of Life based on Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) Questionnaire

Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the effects of individuals awareness of periodontal disease on the quality of life by applying the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire in relation to sociodemographic data, oral hygiene habits, oral health awareness levels and personal periodontal disease risk assessment. Materials and Method: 330 individuals who applied to Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Periodontology were included in the study and the participants included the OHIP-14 questionnaire, a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information, oral hygiene habits questionnaire, dental background, questionnaire questioning periodontal awareness were used. Results: The results show there was no statistically significant difference between the sociodemographic data and OHIP-14 (p> 0.05). Periodontal awareness parameters were found to vary according to demographic data. Smoking lowers the OHIP-14 score (p