Impact of untreated dental caries on oral health-related quality of life of children with special health care needs

Faker, Khawana; Tostes, Mônica Almeida; Cancio, Viviane

doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0117

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“…Similar to findings of this study, the most frequently reported impacts were 'pain in the teeth, mouth, or jaws' [35] and the associated pain from dental caries has a negative impact on children's emotional status, sleep patterns, and ability to learn or perform their usual activities [2]. Another study conducted among children and adolescents found a high dental caries experience and that dental caries had a negative impact on OHRQoL [12].…”

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Prevalence of dental caries in deciduous teeth and oral health related quality of life among preschool children aged 4–6 years in Kisarawe, Tanzania

2020

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Background: Preschool years are a critical period in the development of a healthy child. The consequences of poor oral health in preschool children reach beyond dental problems, with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) being associated with overall systematic health as well as one's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries and its impacts on the OHRQoL in a sample of preschool children in Kisarawe. Methods: A cross-sectional based study was conducted in 2017. A total of 1106 preschool children completed a faceto-face interview, using a translated Kiswahili version of the Michigan Oral Health-related Quality of Life Scale (MOHRQoL) -Child Version (2003), and underwent clinical oral examination using WHO (1997) criteria. Results: The decayed component was the most prevalent (dft = 2.08) and the Significant Caries Index (SiC) was 5.54 double of the (dft), showing polarization of dental caries in the studied population. After adjusting for appropriate covariates, preschool children of age 5 and 6 years old were more likely to have decayed tooth [Adjusted OR = 3.02, (95% CI =2.01-4.54)] and [Adjusted OR = 2.23, (95% CI = 1.55-3.20)] respectively. Preschool children without visible plaque on the buccal surface of upper anterior teeth were less likely to have decayed teeth [Adjusted OR = 0.21, (95% CI = 0.09-0.45)]. Regarding measurements of oral health-related quality of life using the MOHRQoL, only preschool children who reported on 'do your teeth hurt you now?' and 'do kids make fun of your teeth?' were more likely to have a decayed tooth [Adjusted OR = 1.74, (95% CI = 1.12-2.71)] and [Adjusted OR = 1.87, (95% CI = 1.11-3.15)], respectively. Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that dental caries affects a significant portion of preschool children and, was associated with poor oral hygiene. The overall impacts of dental caries prevalence to OHRQoL were low in this sample of preschool children. Children having caries (independent variable) were shown to report more frequently that 'do your teeth hurt you now?' and 'do kids make fun of your teeth?' were more likely to have a decayed tooth among preschool children in Kisarawe, Tanzania.

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Prevalence of dental caries in deciduous teeth and oral health related quality of life among preschool children aged 4–6 years in Kisarawe, Tanzania

2020

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“…These results are in agreement with Pani et al [4] and Richa et al [5]. has been reported in the literature [4,5,7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. The impact observed in the present study was high, but higher impact was on caries-free children in the SWB domain.…”

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“…The index does not represent only an untreated lesion. Individuals with special needs with dental (experience untreated caries) are more likely to suffer high negative impact on their OHRQoL than those without dental caries experience [24]. Parents reported more problems in the OHRQoL of their children when the untreated lesion was considered [24] or in the case of severe caries [22].…”

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“…Individuals with special needs with dental (experience untreated caries) are more likely to suffer high negative impact on their OHRQoL than those without dental caries experience [24]. Parents reported more problems in the OHRQoL of their children when the untreated lesion was considered [24] or in the case of severe caries [22]. In addition, many other factors have been attributed to the impact on autistic patients, such as caregivers' perception, family stress, severity of the disorders, household income, perceptions of child's autonomy level, educational level, and familial organization [4,[7][8][9].…”

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Parental perceptions of oral health-related quality of life of Brazilian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Cancio

Faker²,

Tostes³

2019

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Objective:This paper aimed to assess the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the parental/caregiver perceptions questionnaire (PCPQ). Materials and methods: Children aged 2 to 14 years, enrolled in the ACOLHER/PNE project at the Fluminense Federal University, RJ, Brazil, were assessed. The main independent variable was dental caries experience, diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The variable was categorized as caries-free when dmft/DMFT=0 and caries experience when dmft/DMFT ≥ 1. Caregiver schooling, age, sex, and socioeconomic factors (Brazilian minimum wage – BMW) were the other independent variables. Quality of life (QoL) was measured using PCPQ subscales and total score. Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and multivariate Poisson regression correlation analysis were performed. Results: The median age of patients was 8 (SD= 3.76). The study group consisted of 57 (76.0%) males and 18 (24.0%) females. Fifty parents (66.7%) have more than eight years of education and 35 (46.7%) earn less than 2 BWM. The impact values were significantly higher in male individuals in the oral symptoms (OS) domain and in individuals without caries experience in the social well-being (SW) domain (p<0.05). Conclusions: these results seem to suggest that individuals with ADS without caries experience in permanent dentitions in the SW domain and males in the OS domain had a higher impact quality of life.

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“…Dental caries is one of the most prevalent oral disease in children which can result in significant discomfort, pain and affects them psychologically. [1][2][3][4] Dental caries also places a financial burden on parents as well as health care system of a country. Sound oral health is mandatory for mastication, phonation and provides an acceptable appearance which aid in early social contacts and is the basis of sustained oral health all the way through infancy into adolescence and adulthood.…”

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Association of weight, height and body mass index with early childhood caries among primary school children of Peshawar.

Bangash¹,

Mustafa²,

Idrees³

et al. 2019

TPMJ

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Background: Dental caries is the single most common disease in children that has no pharmacological treatment. Global population exhibit some evidence of tooth decay affecting both genders, all races, socioeconomic status and age groups. Good oral health of early childhood has a vital role in overall health of school children. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine association of weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) with early childhood caries (ECC) among primary school children of Peshawar. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Different Schools of Hayatabad, Peshawar. Period: Four months (January-April 2019). Material and Methods: Total of 240 school children, having sound heath with no systemic disease were included in the study. Children’s weight and height were recorded and body mass index (BMI) was converted to z-scores and percentiles. The association of ECC with BMI, height and weight was determined. Results: The mean age, weight, height, body mass index, dmfs and Z-score was 5.3±0.79 years, 20.34±3.75 kg, 3.47±0.246 feet, 18.06±4.08 kg/m2, 14.84±15.73, and 1.14±1.22 respectively. The association of early childhood caries among primary school children was not significant with age (P=0.424), height (P=0.622) and gender (P=0.061). The association was highly statistically significant with BMI (P<0.001). Conclusion: Children with higher ECC scores were significantly associated with BMI.

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Impact of untreated dental caries on oral health-related quality of life of children with special health care needs

Cited by 35 publications

References 27 publications

Prevalence of dental caries in deciduous teeth and oral health related quality of life among preschool children aged 4–6 years in Kisarawe, Tanzania

Prevalence of dental caries in deciduous teeth and oral health related quality of life among preschool children aged 4–6 years in Kisarawe, Tanzania

Parental perceptions of oral health-related quality of life of Brazilian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Association of weight, height and body mass index with early childhood caries among primary school children of Peshawar.

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