Oral Impact on Daily Performance in Iranian Adults

Background and aim:the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of oral impact on dailyperformance (oidp) in adults attending dental clinics in the city of kerman, iran.methods:in 2010, a cross-sectional survey was conducted ona sample of 400 patients (age 20-50 years) referring todental centers in kerman. validated oidp inventorywas used to collect data. clinical examination wasalso carried outby a trained interviewer. analysis of variance (anova) and student’s t-test were used for statisticalanalysis.results:oral and dental diseases affected at least one daily activity of all participants (100%) during the six monthsprior to the study. the mean oidp score of the subjects was 19% ± 12%. the most common affected activity waseating (92.6%). the most prevalently reported oralproblem was dental caries (65.3%). subjects who hadbetter dentalhygiene (tooth brushing and flossing habits) were more likely to have lower oidp score (p = 0.001 forbrushing;p = 0.002 for flossing).conclusions:the results of the study showed that people who attended dental clinics had at least one oral/dentalproblem that affected their daily performance. since the prevalence of oidp was very high, providing more dental careand services is required