Association between Early Childhood Caries and Quality of Life: Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale and Pufa Index

IF 0.5 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
N. Sharna, M. Ramakrishnan, Victor A Samuel, Dhanalakshmi Ravikumar, Khangembam Cheenglembi, S. Anil
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Abstract

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) are one of the major oral diseases affecting children. ECC adversely affects the children’s as well as their parent/caregivers quality of life. The present study aims to assess the quality of life in children with Early Childhood Caries aged 6–72 months using the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale. It also aims to compare the quality of life between children with pufa scores of > 0 and a pufa score = 0. A total of 238 children aged 6 months to 72 months with ECC and their parent/caregiver were included in the present study. Oral examinations of the children were performed by the principal examiner using the defs and pufa index, which was followed by a personal interview of the 13 items in the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact scale among the 238 parents/caregivers. The results showed that, overall, Early Childhood Caries have a negative impact on children’s quality of life, as assessed by the parent/caregiver. The overall Early Childhood Oral Health Impact scale score ranged from 0–32 (mean ± SD, 14.12 ± 6.72). Children with a pufa score > 0 (mean ± SD, 16.14 ± 6.27, p < 0.001) have significantly lower quality of life than children with pufa score = 0 (mean ± SD, 9.07 ± 4.94, p < 0.001). Early Childhood Caries had a negative impact on the quality of life of children aged 6–72 months. Children with a pufa score of “0” had better oral health-related quality of life than children with a pufa score > 0.
早期儿童龋病与生活质量的关系:早期儿童口腔健康影响量表和Pufa指数
幼儿龋病是影响儿童的主要口腔疾病之一。ECC对儿童及其父母/照顾者的生活质量产生不利影响。本研究旨在使用早期儿童口腔健康影响量表评估6-72月龄早期儿童龋齿的生活质量。它还旨在比较pufa评分为b>和pufa评分为0的儿童的生活质量。本研究共纳入238名6个月至72个月患有ECC的儿童及其父母/照顾者。主要检查人员采用defs和pufa指数对儿童进行口腔检查,随后对238名家长/照顾者进行了儿童早期口腔健康影响量表13项的个人访谈。结果表明,总体而言,根据父母/照顾者的评估,幼儿龋齿对儿童的生活质量有负面影响。总体儿童早期口腔健康影响量表评分范围为0-32(平均值±标准差,14.12±6.72)。pufa评分为>(平均±SD, 16.14±6.27,p < 0.001)的患儿生活质量明显低于pufa评分为0(平均±SD, 9.07±4.94,p < 0.001)的患儿。幼儿龋病对6-72月龄儿童的生活质量有负面影响。pufa评分为“0”的儿童口腔健康相关生活质量优于pufa评分为bb0 0的儿童。
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