Evaluation of Changes in Quality of Life After Dental Treatment in Children

Abstract

Objective: Various instruments can be used in children to determine the impact of Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ 8-10) can be used to evaluate the oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional well-being and social well-being of subjects. Our study aimed at evaluating the impact of dental caries on OHRQoL and the changes in quality of life of subjects after treatment of dental caries compared to subjects without dental caries using CPQ 8-10. Materials and Methods: Study included a total of 200 systemically healthy subjects aged 8-10 years (110 girls, 90 boys; 9.10±0.8) who referred to Adnan Menderes University Pediatric Dentistry clinic between June 2016 and May 2017. Based on the results of clinical and radiological examination, two groups were created consisting of subjects with (n=100, 9.14±0.81) and without (n=100, 9.05±0.82) dental caries and treatment needs, and CPQ 8-10 questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of life. Questionnaire was repeated 4 weeks after the completion of treatment of subjects with dental caries. Results were subjected to statistical evaluation. Results: Pre-treatment CPQ 8-10 scores of subjects with dental caries were higher than those of subjects without dental caries (17.46±11.66 and 6.86±4.76, respectively; p<0.001) OHQoL scores were decreased after dental treatment (4.06±5.40) and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). CPQ 8-10 scores after dental treatment were lower than those of subjects without dental caries who did not need treatment (p<0.001). Conclusion: We have determined that the untreated dental caries negatively affect the quality of life in children aged 8-10 years, and the quality of life substantially improves after treatment of dental caries. Amaç: Ağız sağlığının yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisinin Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) belirlenmesi için çocuklarda farklı ölçekler uygulanabilmektedir. "Çocuk Algıları Ölçeği" [Child Perceptions Questionnaire" (CPQ 8-10)] ile gönüllülerin ağız içi semptomları, fonksiyonel kısıtlılıkları, duygusal problemleri ve sosyal etkiler değerlendirilebilmektedir. Çalışmamızda diş çürüğünün OHRQoL üzerine etkisinin değerlendirilmesi, diş çürüklerinin tedavisi sonrasında yaşam kalitesindeki değişimlerinin CPQ 8-10 ile diş çürüğü olmayan gönüllülerle karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.

Treatment of Severe Caries and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization and Its Influence on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Comparative Study

“…The emotional well-being in the caries group is less affected since most of the anterior teeth that are affected are deciduous teeth, and due to the age group, it is a common, socially accepted phenomenon that children do have anterior gaps for a specific time until the permanent teeth erupt. A Brazilian study [ 22 ] that investigated the impact of caries on the OHRQoL had similar results in the emotional well-being section (3.5 (±4.2)) as ours (2.8 (±3.9)) as well as a study from Turkey [ 25 ] that achieved an almost identical value after treatment of carious lesions.…”

Çocuk Algi Ölçeği̇ni̇n (Cpq8-10) Türkçe Çevi̇ri̇si̇ni̇n Pedodonti̇ Kli̇ni̇ği̇nde Geçerli̇ği̇ni̇n Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…9 Türk çocuklarında diş çürüğü tedavisi sonrası yaşam kalitesindeki değişimlerin değerlendirildiği bir çalışmada CPQ 8-10 ölçeği kullanılmış olmakla birlikte bu ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması bulunmamaktadır. 20 Çalışmamızda CPQ 8-10 ölçeğinin farklı bir kültürel bağlam olan Türk çocuklarına uygulanması içi gerekli olan geçerlik ve güvenirlik testleri yapıldı. Geçerlik ve güvenirlik testlerinden önce CPQ 8-10 ölçeğinin kavramsal ve işlevsel denkliklerini sağlamak için çeviri, geri çeviri ve ön test prosedürü uygulandı.…”