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Aim:

The aim was to assess the impact of SES on oral health related quality of life in yenadi's community.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 156 adults residing in Yenadi colony in Guntur city were interviewed with oral health impact profile-14 questionnaire which was translated to local language, followed by clinical examination for dentition status and periodontal status. Data from subjects who were missed on the day of examination were collected on consecutive days. Demographic details, oral hygiene practices and personal habit details were collected.

Results:

Sufficient reliability (0.8) and validity were demonstrated for questionnaire. The associated factors effecting quality of life are gender (P= 0.02), age (0.005), SES (0.001), oral hygiene aid (0.001) and personal habits (P= 0.001). The mean decay missing filled total value of the study subjects was 3.69±2.4. Among the study subjects, 52.7% of study subjects had …