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Article

Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Non-Syndromic School-Age Children with Orofacial Clefts: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy

by
Patrizia Defabianis
*,
Cesare Cogo
,
Stefania Massa
and
Federica Romano
Department of Surgical Sciences, C.I.R. Dental School, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Children 2022, 9(7), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071098
Submission received: 30 June 2022 / Revised: 15 July 2022 / Accepted: 20 July 2022 / Published: 21 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Research on Cleft Lip in Children)
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Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the influence of orofacial clefts on the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a group of Italian children and adolescents and to examine whether gender, age, cleft type, and surgical protocol were associated with patients’ OHRQoL. A total of 71 patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CLP) and 71 age- and gender-matched controls (aged 8 to 18 years) were asked to complete the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP), a validated and reliable questionnaire to assess self-reported OHRQoL in children and teenagers. Children with orofacial clefts showed statistically significant lower quality of life scores than controls for total OHRQoL and for each of the subscales. Gender, the type of cleft, and the type of surgical protocol had no significant influence on OHRQoL. The negative impact of CLP on the area of self-image was greater in 12–18-year-olds, indicating a higher need for psychosocial counselling. These findings suggest that Italian CLP children and adolescents experience a poorer OHRQoL in comparison to their non-cleft peers.
Keywords: cleft; children; COHIP; oral-health-related quality of life cleft; children; COHIP; oral-health-related quality of life
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Defabianis, P.; Cogo, C.; Massa, S.; Romano, F. Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Non-Syndromic School-Age Children with Orofacial Clefts: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy. Children 2022, 9, 1098. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071098

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Defabianis P, Cogo C, Massa S, Romano F. Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Non-Syndromic School-Age Children with Orofacial Clefts: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy. Children. 2022; 9(7):1098. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071098

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Defabianis, Patrizia, Cesare Cogo, Stefania Massa, and Federica Romano. 2022. "Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Non-Syndromic School-Age Children with Orofacial Clefts: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy" Children 9, no. 7: 1098. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071098

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Defabianis, P., Cogo, C., Massa, S., & Romano, F. (2022). Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Non-Syndromic School-Age Children with Orofacial Clefts: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy. Children, 9(7), 1098. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071098

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