Nader Navabi - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

BACKGROUND AND AIM: A new perspective on health suggested that the ultimate goal of dental care, namely good oral hygiene, should no longer merely is seen as the absence of caries or periodontal disease; a patient's mental and social well-being should be considered as well. The concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) captures the aim of this new perspective. The present article aimed to describe the published studies carried out to date in Iran on OHRQoL. METHODS: After adequate searching, ۲۸ articles were reviewed published up to beginning ۲۰۱۳. RESULTS: Among the reviewed articles, there were ۹ studies in which the OHRQoL questionnaires have been validated in Farsi, ۱۵ studies in which the OHRQoL has been evaluated in a specific group of patients and ۴ were interventional studies. CONCLUSION: Further precise studies are necessary in this regard in Iran especially in the field of intervention.

Oral Health, Quality of Life, Iran