Orofacial pain conditions and impact on quality of life in community-dwelling elderly people in Hong Kong.

摘要: Aims: To determine orofacial pain (OFP) characteristics, associated disability, and effect on quality of life in elderly community-dwelling Chinese people. Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving people registered with the Family Medicine Unit University Hong Kong served as sampling frame. Elderly recent OFP symptoms a comparison control group without participated. Standard questions were asked about conditions previous month Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), General Questionnaire (GHQ-12), pain-related disability administered prior to standard clinical examination. Results: Ninety-five 100 The median number per subject was 2.0. Toothache most common symptom (58.9%); shooting across face muscle tenderness least (6.3%). More than half participants described moderate severe OFP. prevalences patients neurological/vascular (NV), musculoligamentous/soft tissue (MST), or dentoalveolar (DA) 35.8%, 33.7%, 30.5%, respectively. Chronic (80%). mean OHIP-14 summary score significantly higher subjects controls (P = 4, indicating greater psychological distress, more < .01). Twenty percent indicated that their interfered daily activities, 9.9% it affected ability work. Conclusion: had substantial detrimental impact distress level, elders. MST DA greatest adverse life.