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Deutscher Rheumatologiekongress 2020, 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie (DGRh), 34. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Rheumatologie (DGORh)

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Oral health-related quality of life in individuals with rheumatic diseases – a cross-sectional study

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  • Susann Patschan - Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg, Innere Medizin 1, Brandenburg
  • Gerhard Schmalz - University of Leipzig, Leipzig
  • Daniel Patschan - Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg, Brandenburg
  • Jan Schmickler - University of Leipzig, Leipzig
  • Gerhard Anton Müller - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung Nephrologie und Rheumatologie, Universitätsmedizin, Göttingen
  • Dirk Ziebolz - University of Leipzig, Leipzig

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Rheumatologie. Deutscher Rheumatologiekongress 2020, 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie (DGRh), 34. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Rheumatologie (DGORh). sine loco [digital], 09.-12.09.2020. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocVS.06

doi: 10.3205/20dgrh193, urn:nbn:de:0183-20dgrh1939

Published: September 9, 2020

© 2020 Patschan et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Introduction: Autoimmune-mediated rheumatic disease have been documented to affect the oral health of respective patients. We therefore aimed to investigate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients with different rheumatic diseases.

Methods: The study was cross-sectional in nature. Patients with rheumatic disease, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematodes (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and systemic Vasculitis were included in the analyses. OHRQoL was assessed by using the German short form of oral health impact profile (OGIP G14). Age, disease duration, leukocytes, c-reactive protein (CRP) and hemoglobin counts were considered as disease-activity related parameters.

Results: A total of 356 patients, assigned to the groups RA (n=218), SLE (n=36), AS (n=36), PsA (n=33), Vasculitis (n=19) and SSc (n=14) were included. The OHIP G14 subscale psychosocial impact differed significantly between groups (p=0.02). The OHIP G14 sum score was also significantly different between groups (p<0.01). A medium sized correlation was found for CRP with OHIP G14 sum score within SLE group (r=0.344, p=0.04). A large correlation was detected for Leukocytes within PsA group (r=0.525, p<0.01). The reliability of the applied OHIP G14 was high.

Conclusion: Patients with rheumatic disease show a reduced OHRQoL, with several differences between the entities. Psychosocial aspects appear to be of relevance and should be considered in multidisciplinary dental care of these patients.

Disclosures: Nothing to disclose