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Article

Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study

by
Tengku Nurfarhana Nadirah Tengku H
1,*,
Wei Ying Peh
2,
Lily Azura Shoaib
1,
Nor Adinar Baharuddin
3,
Rathna Devi Vaithilingam
3 and
Roslan Saub
4
1
Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50350, Malaysia
2
Klinik Pergigian Cheras, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
3
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50350, Malaysia
4
Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50350, Malaysia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Children 2021, 8(6), 435; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060435
Submission received: 30 April 2021 / Revised: 13 May 2021 / Accepted: 17 May 2021 / Published: 22 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Body Composition in Children)
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association between oral disease burden and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) among overweight/obese (OW/OB) and normal weight (NW) Malaysian adolescents. A total of 397 adolescents were involved in the two-year prospective observational cohort study. OHRQOL was measured through a self-administered questionnaire containing the short version of the Malaysian Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP[M]). Body mass index (BMI) was used for anthropometric measurement. Whilst, decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index, Significant Caries Index (SiC), simplified basic periodontal examination (S-BPE), and gingival bleeding index (GBI) were used for clinical assessment tools. Higher dental caries prevalence was observed in the NW group while higher SiC was reported in the OW/OB group. Regardless of the obesity status, the prevalence of gingivitis (BPE code 1 and 2) was high in this study. A reduction of GBI prevalence was observed in the two-year follow-up results with an increased prevalence of OHRQoL impact in the OW/OB group compared to the NW group (p > 0.05). The findings from this study suggested that obesity status did not have influence over the burden of oral diseases and OHRQoL. It offers insights referring to the changes in adolescents’ oral diseases burden and OHRQoL.
Keywords: obesity; oral disease; oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) obesity; oral disease; oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL)
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Tengku H, T.N.N.; Peh, W.Y.; Shoaib, L.A.; Baharuddin, N.A.; Vaithilingam, R.D.; Saub, R. Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study. Children 2021, 8, 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060435

AMA Style

Tengku H TNN, Peh WY, Shoaib LA, Baharuddin NA, Vaithilingam RD, Saub R. Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study. Children. 2021; 8(6):435. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060435

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Tengku H, Tengku Nurfarhana Nadirah, Wei Ying Peh, Lily Azura Shoaib, Nor Adinar Baharuddin, Rathna Devi Vaithilingam, and Roslan Saub. 2021. "Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study" Children 8, no. 6: 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060435

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Tengku H, T. N. N., Peh, W. Y., Shoaib, L. A., Baharuddin, N. A., Vaithilingam, R. D., & Saub, R. (2021). Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study. Children, 8(6), 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060435

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