Malocclusion and its Impact on Quality of Life of School Children in Nigeria

Abstract

dentaire et son impact sur la qualité de vie des enfants scolarisés au Nigéria

Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and its association with dental treatment needs of adolescents in a rural Nigerian community

“…The social disability domain of the OHIP-14 detected that children who felt a need for orthodontic treatment were more irritable than those who did not and this agrees with a previous study of urban children where the psychosocial domain was most noted to impact on quality of life of the children as far as self-perceived orthodontic need was concerned 28 . This further emphasizes the social impact of malocclusion on OHRQoL of individuals.…”

“…This is similar to finding in previous studies where higher impacts were observed when Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and its association with dental treatment needs of adolescents in a rural Nigerian community self-perceived oral health was poor 26,27 . More participants in this rural community based study reported an impact of their general dental wellbeing on their quality of life than in a previous study among urban Nigerian children 28 . This is probably a reflection of the lower oral health utilization among rural dwellers in this environment with attendant higher disease burden 10,29 .…”

“…The insignificant relation between the OHIP-14 and OHRQoL due to malocclusion in this study may also be attributed to the fact that rural children are less knowledgeable about malocclusion than urban children. Anosike et al, had reported more social impact on OHRQoL due to malocclusion among urban dwelling children than observed in this rural based study 28 . In addition, studies have reported that social class is a major factor among people seeking treatment of malocclusion 34,35 .…”

Prevalence of Need of Orthodontic Treatment in 7–16-Year-Old School Children in Udaipur City, India

“…However, the negative psychological impact of having a malocclusion can be a serious threat for the very quality of life a person should cherish (3)(4)(5). The literature is explicit with respect to the reports on the psychological issues faced by people with malocclusion (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Besides the psychological issues, malocclusion can be the cause of abnormal oropharyngeal functions (6).…”

“…Malocclusion per se is not a life-threatening condition (1,2). However, the negative psychological impact of having a malocclusion can be a serious threat for the very quality of life a person should cherish (3)(4)(5).…”