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Subjects with Unhappy Childhood demonstrated increased chances of self reported Orofacial Pain. Assuming that adverse childhood events determine the happiness of childhood, the results support the findings of other studies. Similar results were given by Macfarlane et al., in their cross-sectional study which showed that participants who reported of an Unhappy Childhood had an increased risk of reporting Orofacial Pain compared to those with a Happy Childhood [5]. Hypotheses have been proposed relating to the childhood origins of increased levels of Psychological Distress, to adult psychiatric illness [21�C23], and fibromyalgia in patients attending clinic [24,25]. In addition, somatisation, which is also associated with reports of adverse childhood events, has also been associated with fibromyalgia [5]. It has also been demonstrated that reports of adverse events in childhood, such as the separation or death of parents or abuse, and perceived paternal overprotection, or lack of care are strongly associated with a high tender point count (McBeth et al.,) [26]. Oral diseases which are not usually fatal, contribute to ones�� general wellbeing by affecting the ��ability to eat, speak and socialize without active disease or embarrassment. Oral disorders can greatly affect interpersonal relationships and daily activities, and hence the ��goodness�� or ��quality of life��. The impact of oral diseases on the quality of life is very obvious. The general quality of life would be adversely affected by any disease that could interfere with the activities of daily life. Observations and Veliparib in vitro research about the impact of oral diseases on different aspects of life lead to the development of the notion of oral health-related quality of life [8]. Measures of subjective oral health such as single-item self-ratings of oral health and self-perceived need for dental treatment and multi-item, multidimensional scales such as the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index, the Oral Health Impact Profile and the Child Oral Health Quality of Life Questionnaires are now widely employed in oral health research. These measures help in documentation of the functional and psychosocial impacts of oral disorders. Issues such as pain, problems with eating and sleeping, concerns about appearance and difficulties in social situations are also assessed [11]. People��s perceptions of the social impact of oral disorders on their well-being are measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). The OHIP-49 contained 49 questions which capture seven conceptually formulated dimensions based on Locker��s theoretical model of oral health. This was adapted from the WHO framework used to classify impairments, disabilities and handicaps. The OHIP-14 was developed as a shorter version of the OHIP especially for settings where the full battery of 49 questions seemed to be inappropriate [27].