Impact of traumatic dental injuries and malocclusions on quality of life of young children

Aldrigui, J.M., Bonecker, M., Abanto, J., Carvalho, T.S., Mendes, F.M., Wanderley, M.T. and Raggio, D.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-2068 2011. Impact of traumatic dental injuries and malocclusions on quality of life of young children. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 9 , 78. 10.1186/1477-7525-9-78

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Abstract

Background The presence of traumatic dental injuries and malocclusions can have a negative impact on quality of life of young children and their parents, affecting their oral health and well-being. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of traumatic dental injuries and anterior malocclusion traits on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of children between 2 and 5 years-old. Methods Parents of 260 children answered the six domains of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) on their perception of the OHRQoL (outcome). Two calibrated dentists assessed the types of traumatic dental injuries (Kappa = 0.9) and the presence of anterior malocclusion traits (Kappa = 1.0). OHRQoL was measured using the ECOHIS. Poisson regression was used to associate the type of traumatic dental injury and the presence of anterior malocclusion traits to the outcome. Results The presence of anterior malocclusion traits did not show a negative impact on the overall OHRQoL mean or in each domain. Only complicated traumatic dental injuries showed a negative impact on the symptoms (p = 0.005), psychological (p = 0.029), self image/social interaction (p = 0.004) and family function (p = 0.018) domains and on the overall OHRQoL mean score (p = 0.002). The presence of complicated traumatic dental injuries showed an increased negative impact on the children's quality of life (RR = 1.89; 95% CI = 1.36, 2.63; p < 0.001). Conclusions Complicated traumatic dental injuries have a negative impact on the OHRQoL of preschool children and their parents, but anterior malocclusion traits do not.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1477-7525
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 June 2022
Last Modified:	19 May 2023 19:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148695

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