Including the patient’s oral health perspective in evidence-based decision-making

How to approach the assessment of patient-perceived oral health is of fundamental importance for the evaluation of clinical and public health interventions because the patient’s assessment should be used as an adjunct to objective dental findings in order to decide which interventions work. This review article aims to provide an overview of the principles, current status, and future outlook for how a patient’s oral health perception can and should be assessed. The hierarchical position of dental patient–reported outcomes, oral health–related quality of life (OHRQoL), and dental patient–reported outcome measures…