Changes in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life According to Public Oral Health Procedures in Parents of Young Children From the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.
Katri Palo, Mimmi Tolvanen, Auli Suominen, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Satu Lahti
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the association between public oral healthcare procedures and change in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) over 4 years among parents in the FinnBrain Cohort Study, comparing those who did not visit public oral healthcare.
Methods: The study used data on parents of young children from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (www.finnbrain.fi) and healthcare centers' national patient data register. OHRQoL was measured with the 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Of those who had answered the OHIP-14 questionnaire at gestational week (gw) 34 and 4-year time points (n = 1552), 589 had visited a public oral healthcare service. OHIP-14 severity score, two thresholds of prevalence and their changes were evaluated according to gender and public oral healthcare visits (Mann-Whitney U test, ꭓ2 test, and Wilcoxon signed ranks test). Correlations between treatment procedures and OHRQoL were evaluated among those who had visited public oral healthcare service. The association between OHRQoL and its change with different treatment procedures was evaluated by using Spearman correlation coefficients.
Results: OHRQoL did not change for the majority of parents, regardless of visiting public oral healthcare services, or if they received oral healthcare treatment or only preventive procedures. Change in OHRQoL and treatment procedures showed a weak association. OHRQoL worsened most for those receiving treatment in four or more procedure groups. Changes in OHRQoL were not clinically meaningful.
Conclusions: Oral healthcare procedures seem to have a limited impact on OHRQoL changes among parents of young children.
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The aim of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology is to serve as a forum for scientifically based information in community dentistry, with the intention of continually expanding the knowledge base in the field. The scope is therefore broad, ranging from original studies in epidemiology, behavioral sciences related to dentistry, and health services research through to methodological reports in program planning, implementation and evaluation. Reports dealing with people of all age groups are welcome.
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