Title

Oral health-related quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients across disease stages: A comparative analysis

Authors

Sandhya Chavan^1,*, Roshni Dupare², Swapnil Singhai³, Megha Goyal⁴, Bhuvan Nagpal⁵ & Tamoghna Biswas⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bhagyodaya Tirth Hospital, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Oral pathology and microbiology, Tohana Manglam Diagnostics and Centre for Oral Pathology & Maxillofacial Diagnostics, Hisar, Haryana, India; ⁶Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dental College, Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sandhya Chavan - E-mail: sandhya.chavan83@gmail.com
Roshni Dupare - E-mail: drroshnidupare@yahoo.in
Swapnil Singhai - E-mail: drswapnilsinghai90@gmail.com
Megha Goyal - E-mail: den_meghagoyal@yahoo.com
Bhuvan Nagpa - E-mail: dr.bhuvannagpal@gmail.com
Tamoghna Biswas - E-mail: tamoghna2508@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may worsen oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), yet stage-wise impact remains unclear. Therefore, it is of interest to compare OHRQoL among 100 CKD patients stratified by disease stage using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Oral health status was assessed for caries, periodontal condition and xerostomia, while OHRQoL was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). Higher CKD stages showed significantly increased OHIP-14 scores with greater prevalence of xerostomia, periodontal disease and mucosal lesions. Thus, we show an association between CKD progression and declining OHRQoL, supporting early dental screening and integrated care.

Keywords

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), chronic kidney disease (CKD), progressive systemic disorder

Citation

Chavan et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3142-3147 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.