Oral health-related quality of life- A changing revolution in dental practice

Manchanda, Kavita; Sampath, Naganandini; De, Avishek Sarkar; Bhardwaj, Vinay Kumar; Fotedar, Shailee

doi:10.4103/2278-9588.138230

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“…The findings of the study show that "toothache" (50.4%) is the main reason for visiting a dentist, and this is in accordance with the results from previous studies done by Fotedar 3,7,8,[14][15][16] Dental pain adversely affects the quality of life, normal functioning, and daily living of people, 17,18 and most dental visits are aimed at immediate relief of pain. It could be inferred from the above finding that there may exist a belief among a majority of population that dental visit is elective unless there is pain.…”

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Motivating Factors for Seeking Oral Health Care at a Teaching Dental Hospital in South India: A Cross-sectional Study

Pavani¹,

Pachava²,

Sanikommu³

et al. 2016

IJOCR

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Background: Utilization of dental services is influenced by a complex set of behavioral, sociodemographic, and culturally related factors that contribute to people's decision in choosing dental health care providers as well as utilization of dental services. So the objectives of the study are to elicit reasons for dental visit and to know reasons for the utilization of dental services in a teaching dental hospital. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 300 patients visiting the outpatient department of a teaching dental hospital for dental services. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) 20 version. Descriptive analysis was done by using chi-square test. Results: Out of 300 patients, 46.7% (140) were males and 53.3% (160) were females. The mean age of the study population was 35.08 ± 16.21 years. The availability of good quality of treatment is the main reason behind people choosing the teaching dental hospital for utilization of services and 48.7% visited the dentist for the cause of dental pain. The distribution of study subjects based on education, occupation, and income with regard to reasons for visiting the teaching hospital is statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study reveals that there is a need to inculcate preventive-oriented health-seeking behavior, which by itself reduces the burden of dental treatments.

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Motivating Factors for Seeking Oral Health Care at a Teaching Dental Hospital in South India: A Cross-sectional Study

Pavani¹,

Pachava²,

Sanikommu³

et al. 2016

IJOCR

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“…Research has shown that the most common difficulties experienced by children as a result of ECC are the ability to chew, difficulty in drinking hot or cold beverages, sleeping, school performances, socializing, irritation, as well as growth and height. 5…”

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Impact of Early Childhood Caries on Oral Health-related Quality of Life Among 4–6-year-old Children Attending Delhi Schools: A Cross-sectional Study

Jaggi¹,

Marya²,

Nagpal³

et al. 2019

International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

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IntroductionOral diseases like early childhood caries (ECC), trauma, teething pain, and eruption disturbances are widely prevalent among the 4–6-year subgroup of population and are considered a public health problem worldwide.AimTo assess the impact of ECC on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 4–6-year-old children attending schools in Delhi.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out to assess the impact of ECC on OHRQoL among 4–6-year old children. Data were collected by a combination of the structured questionnaire of sociodemographic details and early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS). The clinical examination was conducted for the assessment of dentition status and pufa index according to WHO criteria 2013. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test, the Kruskal–Wallis test, and the Mann–Whitney U test.ResultsThe prevalence of ECC was found to be 20% among preschoolers which was lower among younger children and increased with age. The ECOHIS responses reported that items related to pain, irritation, difficulty in eating some foods, and difficulty to drink hot or cold beverages, felt guilty, feeling of frustration, and been upset were the most frequent on the child impact section (CIS).How to cite this articleJaggi A, Marya CM, et al. Impact of Early Childhood Caries on Oral Health-related Quality of Life Among 4–6-year-old Children Attending Delhi Schools: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;12(3):215–221.

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“…Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures are increasingly being used to evaluate dimensions of health, such as psychological and social aspects, that are not assessed by other measures 2 . Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognized as an important health outcome in people with surgically treatable conditions 3 . QoL refers to a patient's appraisal of, and satisfaction with, his or her current level of functioning compared with a perceived ideal 4 .…”

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A comparative study of quality of life of families with children born with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical treatment

Emeka

Adeyemo

Ladeinde

et al. 2017

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg

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ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of parents/caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical repair of an orofacial cleft.Materials and MethodsFamilies of subjects who required either primary or secondary orofacial cleft repair who satisfied the inclusion criteria were recruited. A preoperative and postoperative health-related QoL questionnaire, the ‘Impact on Family Scale’ (IOFS), was applied in order to detect the subjectively perceived QoL in the affected family before and after surgical intervention. The mean pre- and postoperative total scores were compared using paired t-test. Pre- and postoperative mean scores were also compared across the 5 domains of the IOFS.ResultsThe proportion of families whose QoL was affected before surgery was 95.7%. The domains with the greatest impact preoperatively were the financial domain and social domains. Families having children with bilateral cleft lip showed QoL effects mostly in the social domain and 'impact on sibling' domain. Postoperatively, the mean total QoL score was significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score, indicating significant improvement in QoL (P<0.001). The mean postoperative QoL score was also significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score in all domains. Only 3.2% of the families reported affectation of their QoL after surgery. The domains of mastery (61.3%) with a mean of 7.4±1.8 and finance (45.1%) with a mean score of 7.2±1.6 were those showing the greatest postoperative impact. The proportion of families whose QoL was affected by orofacial cleft was markedly different after treatment (95.7% preoperative and 3.2% postoperative).ConclusionCaring for children with orofacial clefts significantly reduces the QoL of parents/caregivers in all domains. However, surgical intervention significantly improves the QoL of the parents/caregivers of these children.

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Oral health-related quality of life- A changing revolution in dental practice

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Motivating Factors for Seeking Oral Health Care at a Teaching Dental Hospital in South India: A Cross-sectional Study

Motivating Factors for Seeking Oral Health Care at a Teaching Dental Hospital in South India: A Cross-sectional Study

Impact of Early Childhood Caries on Oral Health-related Quality of Life Among 4–6-year-old Children Attending Delhi Schools: A Cross-sectional Study

A comparative study of quality of life of families with children born with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical treatment

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