Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud bucal en habitantes de la ciudad de Riobamba en el año 2021.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the impact of oral health on the quality of life-related to oral health in inhabitants of the city of Riobamba in the year 2021. Introduction: Quality of life can be defined as the conceptualization or degree of well-being enjoyed by an individual in relation to the conditions in which he/she lives, based on parameters considered as normal, within the different spheres that comprise human society. Materials and Methods: The Riobamba population has 264048 inhabitants, for which the descriptive sampling formula for proportions was applied, obtaining a total of 383 study units, which, being of legal age, gave their informed consent to be evaluated through the OHIP-14 survey. Results: Among the participants, 3% felt some kind of impact on their quality of life, being the psychological aspects the most affected, most of the study population belongs to the female gender, they are of low socioeconomic level and belong to the age group between 18 and 30 years old. Conclusion: The impact on quality of life was low in most of the population, no association was found with sex or socioeconomic level, but it was associated with age.