Impacto da periodontite agressiva e da periodontite crônica na qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal.

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the effect of different forms of periodontal disease on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). 52 patients with Aggressive Periodontitis (AP) or Chronic Periodontitis (CP) were included: nine patients with Localized Aggressive Periodontitis (LAP), thirty-three patients with Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis (GAP) and ten patients with Generalized Chronic Periodontitis (GCP). The Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaires (OHIP-14) were distributed after a clinical examination that measured the following periodontal parameters: tooth loss, bleeding on probing (BoP), probing depth (DP), gingival recession (REC) and clinical insertion level (CAL)) The global averages of the OHIP-14 score were 10.6 for the LAP, 16.5 for the GAP and 17.5 for the GCP. Statistically significant difference (p <0.01) was observed between the LAP group and the other two groups. There was significantly less bleeding and recession in the LAP group than in patients with generalized forms of periodontitis. LAP, GAP and GCP have an impact on patients' quality of life when measured with OHIP-14. Patients with GAP and GCP had worse HRQoL than patients with LAP.