Vital guide to Paediatric Dentistry

Gartshore, Laura

doi:10.1038/vital939

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“…Given pediatric dental patients belong to an age group with specific clinical, behavioral, care-related, organizational, administrative, and legal characteristics [ 13 ], it would be relevant to investigate if these 4D are also the reasons for pediatric patients or their parents/guardians to visit dentists. Suppose OHRQoL dimensions are the primary areas where dental patients, regardless of their age, are impacted by oral disorders.…”

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Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions

Bekes

John

Rener‐Sitar

et al. 2021

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the four oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions (4D) or areas in which oral disorders impact pediatric patients. Using their dentists' assessment, the study aimed to evaluate whether pediatric dental patients' oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct. Methods Dentists who treat children from 32 countries and all WHO regions were selected from a web-based survey of 1580 international dentists. Dentists were asked if their pediatric patients with current or future oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct. Proportions of all pediatric patients’ oral health problems and prevention needs were computed. Findings Data from 101 dentists treating children only and 523 dentists treating children and adults were included. For 90% of pediatric patients, their current oral health problems fit well in the four OHRQoL dimensions. For 91% of oral health problems they intended to prevent in the future were related to these dimensions as well. Both numbers increased to at least 96% when experts analyzed dentists´ explanations of why some oral health problems would not fit these four categories. Conclusions The study revealed the four fundamental components of dental patients, i.e., the four OHRQoL dimensions (Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact) are also applicable for pediatric patients, regardless of whether they have current or future oral health concerns, and should be considered when measuring OHRQoL in the pediatric dental patient population.

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confidence: 99%