Oral Health Related Quality of Life of Children
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 16387
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oral health; oral-systemic link; oral epidemiology; health promotion; health-related behaviour; health inequalities; health determinants; quality of life
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Interests: oral diseases; evidence-based dentistry; oral epidemiology; health disparities, quality of life; oral health care; health determinants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oral diseases are prevalent in nearly half of the global population. More than half a billion of the world's children have untreated caries in their deciduous dentition. Oral diseases can significantly impact quality of life (QoL) and wellbeing as they can cause pain and dysfunction, which can subsequently influence emotional and social wellbeing. Oral diseases can also affect the school performance and family wellbeing of children. Evaluation of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) has been advocated to complement objective oral health examinations as OHRQoL encompasses assessing the impact of oral health on the daily life activities of children, as reported by caregivers or children themselves. Although there has been an increase in research in this area in the last decade, there are still gaps in our knowledge. For instance, the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic interventions at improving OHRQoL has not been widely assessed. With a plethora of OHRQoL tools, studies comparing the validity of these different tools are essential. We welcome both original articles and systematic reviews on OHRQoL and its determinants in children. Papers reporting on the methodological aspects, development, or validation of OHRQoL measures will also be considered.
Dr. Santosh K. Tadakamadla
Dr. Mir Faeq Ali Quadri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quality of life
- children
- family
- parents
- wellbeing
- dental caries
- gingival diseases
- dental trauma
- oral diseases
- oral health
- prevention
- treatment
- systematic reviews
- research methods
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