Association of Gingivitis With Child Oral Health–Related Quality of Life

Abstract

The present results indicate that the presence of extensive levels of gingivitis might be negatively associated with how children perceive their oral health and their daily life.

The influence of estrogen on the gingival health of girls

“…Some of them imply that periodontal tissues are target tissues of sex hormone 12,13 , referring to the clinical manifestations during periods of hormonal changes. These clinical observations confirm the prevalence of gingival disease with fluctuating levels of sex hormones, even in conditions when oral hygiene remains unchanged 14 . Because the period of starting and duration of puberty shows individual variations, all clinical, microbiological and hormonal parameters should be in line with chronological age and the parameters that describe pubertal maturation.…”

“…Ističe se da parodont predstavlja ciljno mesto dejstva seksualnih hormona 12,13 , što se manifestuje kroz kliničke promene parodonta u toku puberteta. Ovi nalazi potvrđuju učestalost oboljenja gingive u slučaju promene nivoa polnih hormona, čak i u uslovima kada je oralna higijena nepromenjena 14 . Zbog individualnih razlika u vremenu nastanka i trajanja puberteta, svi klinički, mikrobiološki i hormonski parametri treba da budu u skladu sa starošću pacijenata i parametrima koji opisuju sazrevanje u toku puberteta.…”

Impact of Partial‐Mouth Periodontal Examination Protocols on the Association Between Gingival Bleeding and Oral Health–Related Quality of Life in Adolescents

“…Destructive periodontal disease is consistently associated with negative impacts on OHRQoL 11 , 12 . Considering the association between gingival bleeding (GB) and OHRQoL, only modest or insignificant associations have been found in individuals aged <14 years 13 , 14 .…”

“…However, the studies cited used either PMPE or self‐reports to assess GB. On the other hand, a recent study used FME for 12‐year‐old adolescents and found association between GB and OHRQoL, 12 which raises the question as to whether PMPE protocols are suitable for estimation of this association in adolescents.…”

“…Although GB is not a major problem for the young population, it is associated with poorer OHRQoL scores among 12‐year‐old adolescents 12 and is one of the commonest conditions affecting children and adolescents in different countries 17 , 18 . However, there is a lack of studies assessing impact of different PMPEs on associations between predictor covariates and GB.…”