Clinical Effects of Dental Caries on the Quality of Life of Paediatric Patients Aged 8-10 Years: Utilisation of the PUFA Index.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Oral health & preventive dentistry Pub Date : 2023-04-04 DOI:10.3290/j.ohpd.b4009717

Ghalia Y Bhadila, Nada J Farsi, Hala Aljishi, Dua'a Telmisani, Sara M Bagher

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Abstract

Purpose: Saudi children have poor oral health; however, little data are available on the effects of dental caries and its clinical complications on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in school-aged children. This study evaluated the impact of caries and its clinical effects on the OHRQoL of a sample of 8- to 10-year-old children attending King Abdulaziz University Hospital.

Materials and methods: The following variables were assessed for each child: sociodemographic data, OHRQoL using an Arabic-validated Child Perception Questionnaire for 8- to 10-year-old children (CPQ8-10), and two global health rating questions. Caries and its clinical effects on oral health were also assessed using the decayed-missing-filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) and pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess (pufa/PUFA) indices. Descriptive statistics of the sociodemographic variables and responses to the CPQ8-10 questions are presented as absolute values and percentages. The CPQ8-10 scores between children with different dmft/DMFT and pufa/PUFA scores were compared.

Results: In total, 169 children participated in this study. The means ± SD of dmft and DMFT were 5.03 ± 2.5 and 2.35 ± 1.7, respectively. However, the pufa and PUFA scores were 1.03 ± 1.6 and 0.05 ± 0.2, respectively. The most common oral health complaint affecting OHRQoL was food stuck to the teeth. Participants with higher dmft and pufa/PUFA scores had statistically significantly higher CPQ8-10 scores than did their counterparts.

Conclusion: High dmft and pufa/PUFA scores have a statistically signifcantly negative effect on the OHRQoL among healthy 8- to 10-year-old children. Worse global health ratings correlate with lower OHRQoL.

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龋齿对 8-10 岁儿童患者生活质量的临床影响：利用 PUFA 指数。

目的：沙特儿童的口腔健康状况较差；然而，有关龋齿及其临床并发症对学龄儿童口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）的影响的数据却很少。本研究评估了龋齿及其临床影响对在阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹国王大学医院就诊的 8-10 岁儿童口腔健康相关生活质量的影响：对每名儿童的以下变量进行了评估：社会人口学数据、经阿拉伯语验证的 8-10 岁儿童感知问卷（CPQ8-10）的 OHRQoL 以及两个总体健康评分问题。龋齿及其对口腔健康的临床影响也通过蛀牙-缺失牙（dmft/DMFT）和牙髓受累、溃疡、瘘管和脓肿（pufa/PUFA）指数进行了评估。社会人口学变量和 CPQ8-10 问题回答的描述性统计以绝对值和百分比表示。比较了不同 dmft/DMFT 和 pufa/PUFA 分数的儿童的 CPQ8-10 分数：共有 169 名儿童参与了此次研究。dmft 和 DMFT 的平均值（±SD）分别为 5.03 ± 2.5 和 2.35 ± 1.7。然而，pufa 和 PUFA 分数分别为 1.03 ± 1.6 和 0.05 ± 0.2。影响 OHRQoL 的最常见口腔健康投诉是食物卡在牙齿上。dmft和pufa/PUFA得分较高的参与者的CPQ8-10得分在统计学上明显高于其他参与者：结论：dmft 和 pufa/PUFA 分数较高对 8-10 岁健康儿童的 OHRQoL 有显著的负面影响。较差的总体健康评分与较低的 OHRQoL 相关。

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Oral health & preventive dentistry DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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期刊介绍： Clinicians, general practitioners, teachers, researchers, and public health administrators will find this journal an indispensable source of essential, timely information about scientific progress in the fields of oral health and the prevention of caries, periodontal diseases, oral mucosal diseases, and dental trauma. Central topics, including oral hygiene, oral epidemiology, oral health promotion, and public health issues, are covered in peer-reviewed articles such as clinical and basic science research reports; reviews; invited focus articles, commentaries, and guest editorials; and symposium, workshop, and conference proceedings.