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Participants completed GHEQ 64-item and underwent clinical periodontal examination including plaque and gingival index. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, reliability assessment, item-total correlations, and criterion validity evaluation through correlation with clinical parameters.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The study population comprised 51.8% females with mean age 23.8 \u00b1 7.3\u00a0years. GHEQ internal consistency assessed using Cronbach\u2019s alpha and McDonald\u2019s omega found to be 0.957 and 0.962 for total score and 0.941 and 0.962 for impact score, respectively. Subscale reliability ranged from 0.800 (changes in everyday life) to 0.949 (psychological impacts). Mean total GHEQ score was 112.4 \u00b1 41.4 (range: 55-228), while mean impact score was 13.9 \u00b1 11.1 (range: 0-55). Item-total correlations were generally strong, with most items correlations >0.4.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The study provides preliminary evidence that the GHEQ may exhibits promising psychometric properties in a Saudi population, with reliability coefficients closely paralleling those of the original UK validation. The study preliminary findings suggest that GHEQ multidimensional structure may, once more fully validated, be capable of distinguishing which aspects of gum health matter most to individual patients, complementing clinical assessment. 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