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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 16589

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Santosh K. Tadakamadla

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Department of Rural Clinical Sciences, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
Interests: oral health; oral-systemic link; oral epidemiology; health promotion; health-related behaviour; health inequalities; health determinants; quality of life
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Dr. Mir Faeq Ali Quadri

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Dental Public Health, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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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Validation and Reliability Testing of the Child Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (C-OIDP): Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in Pakistani School-Going Children
by Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary, Azhar Iqbal, Muhammad Danial Khalid, Nouman Noor, Jamaluddin Syed, Muhammad Nadeem Baig, Osama Khattak and Shahab Ud Din
Children 2022, 9(5), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9050631 - 28 Apr 2022
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Background: This study aimed to develop an Urdu version of Child-Oral Impact on Daily Performance (C-OIDP) and assess its reliability and validity for children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) assessment in Pakistan. Methods: A total of 200 school-going children aged 11–14 were [...] Read more.
Background: This study aimed to develop an Urdu version of Child-Oral Impact on Daily Performance (C-OIDP) and assess its reliability and validity for children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) assessment in Pakistan. Methods: A total of 200 school-going children aged 11–14 were recruited from two public schools. For the adaptation process, the original English version of C-OIDP was translated into Urdu, reviewed by an expert committee, back-translated into Urdu, and then reviewed again by the same expert committee and pilot tested on 10 children. A clinical examination was carried out to record dental and gingival status followed by a face-to-face interview to measure oral health-related quality of life in children using C-OIDP-U. Reliability, internal consistency, construct and discriminant validity were assessed. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha for C-OIDP-U was 0.69, the mean C-OIDP-U score was 10.2 ± 8.1 and 77.3% of the children reported at least one oral impact. Eating (40.3%) and difficulty in cleaning mouth (38.7%) were the two most impacted daily performances. For construct validity, the associations were significant between the C-OIDP-U score and all subjective oral health measures (p < 0.001). For discriminant validity, a significant association was observed between the C-OIDP-U score and clinical oral variables, children with DMFT + dmft ≥ 1, Gingival index > 1 and having malocclusion reported a higher C-OIDP-U score when compared to their counterparts. Conclusion: This study showed that C-OIDP is a valid, reliable and efficient instrument of OHRQoL for use in Pakistani children. Full article
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Short Versions of the Arabic Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire for Yemeni Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Derivation and Validation
by Amal A. M. Alsanabani, Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof, Wan Nurazreena Wan Hassan, Khalid Aldhorae and Helmi A. Alyamani
Children 2022, 9(3), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9030341 - 2 Mar 2022
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Objectives: To shorten the 24-item Arabic Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ(A)) for adolescents in Yemen. Material and methods: Two shortening methods derived six-item and nine-item versions: the item impact method selected items with the highest impact scores as rated by 30 [...] Read more.
Objectives: To shorten the 24-item Arabic Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ(A)) for adolescents in Yemen. Material and methods: Two shortening methods derived six-item and nine-item versions: the item impact method selected items with the highest impact scores as rated by 30 participants in each subscale; and the regression method was applied using data of 385 participants from the PIDAQ(A) validity study, with the total PIDAQ(A) score as the dependent variable, and its individual items as the independent variables. The four derived versions were assessed for validity and reliability. Results: The means of the six-item and nine-item short versions of both methods were close. Cronbach’s alpha values extended from 0.90 to 0.92 (intra-class correlations = 0.85–0.88). In criterion validity, strong significant correlations were detected between scores of all short versions and the 24-item PIDAQ(A) score (0.96–0.98; p < 0.001). Construct validity displayed significant associations among all short versions and self-perceived dental appearance rank and self-perceived need for orthodontic braces rank (p < 0.05). Mean scores of all short versions were significantly different between adolescents with severe malocclusion and those with slight malocclusion in discriminant validity tests. In conclusion, all PIDAQ(A) short versions are valid and reliable. Full article
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A Longitudinal 3D Investigation on Facial Similarity among Two Monozygotic Twins in Their First Childhood: An Application of the 3D-3D Facial Superimposition Technique
by Daniele M. Gibelli, Annalisa Cappella, Claudia Dolci, Riccardo Rosati, Marzia Bedoni and Chiarella Sforza
Children 2022, 9(2), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020187 - 2 Feb 2022
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Children affected by orofacial disorders mix functional alterations with morphological problems, and suitable techniques should be devised for their analysis. Stereophotogrammetry and 3D-3D facial superimposition have already proven to reliably assess morphological differences even between twin siblings, separating the effect of genetic and [...] Read more.
Children affected by orofacial disorders mix functional alterations with morphological problems, and suitable techniques should be devised for their analysis. Stereophotogrammetry and 3D-3D facial superimposition have already proven to reliably assess morphological differences even between twin siblings, separating the effect of genetic and environmental factors. However, little information is available about twin babies. We longitudinally analyzed a couple of healthy monozygotic twin sisters aged 6 months to 5 years (height time points). The entire 3D facial models of the two sisters were registered according to the least point-to-point distance, and the relevant RMS (root mean square) distance between the facial models was calculated at each time and compared with reference data recorded from adult twins (Mann-Whitney test, p < 0.05). RMS values in the twin sisters were on average 1.18 ± 0.21 mm, and 1.86 ± 0.53 mm in adults, with a significant difference (p < 0.01). Results showed that twins are more similar in early childhood when environmental factors are supposed to have not influenced facial morphology sufficiently. Additionally, the technique seems adequate to detect even small differences: the faces of the twin sisters were not fully identical. 3D-3D facial superimposition techniques can objectively quantify facial dissimilarity even in monozygotic twins. The method may be applied to the faces of twins discordant for some orofacial and maxillofacial pathology and potentially separate genetic and environmental factors. Full article
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Is Orthodontic Treatment with Microperforations Worth It? A Scoping Review
by Cinzia Maspero, Annalisa Cappella, Claudia Dolci, Maria Grazia Cagetti, Francesco Inchingolo and Chiarella Sforza
Children 2022, 9(2), 208; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020208 - 6 Feb 2022
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Malformations of teeth and dental arches can produce functional modifications intermingled with esthetic alterations. Children’s rehabilitation may be long, requiring multiple interventions. One of the main challenges of contemporary orthodontics is to reduce treatment time by accelerating orthodontic tooth movements. Among the currently [...] Read more.
Malformations of teeth and dental arches can produce functional modifications intermingled with esthetic alterations. Children’s rehabilitation may be long, requiring multiple interventions. One of the main challenges of contemporary orthodontics is to reduce treatment time by accelerating orthodontic tooth movements. Among the currently used methods, micro-osteoperforations (MOPs) are flapless, minimally invasive perforations that induce a local trauma to the bone, increase healing capacity, and accelerate dental movements. The use of MOPs in orthodontics is spreading but there are no definite and recognized protocols for their application. This scoping review collected the available evidence in the effect of MOPs during orthodontic therapy as compared to current treatments, to summarize the evidence. The guidelines proposed by PRISMA-ScR were followed: original clinical studies carried out from 2010 to 2021 were retrieved by medical databases combining the terms “micro-osteoperforations” and “accelerated orthodontic tooth movement”. From a total of 965 articles, nine were finally selected. The studies’ aims, designs, methods, measurements, outcomes, and main findings were very heterogenous, with a duration ranging from 4 weeks to 7 months. This included only Class I malocclusion to any malocclusion. It assessed the effects of MOPs coupled with a variety of orthodontic mechanics on either the retraction of maxillary canines, the distalization of maxillary molars, or the modifications on premolar roots. Mostly, variations in the number, location, and timing of MOPs impeded a global assessment. Overall, most of the studies (six out of nine) reported moderately useful effects of MOPs, one was negative, and only two found significant advantages of MOPs over conventional treatment. The review synthesized the available evidence about MOP applications in orthodontics and identified some important gaps in knowledge that could be starting points for a systematic review of the literature. In conclusion, even if MOPs can accelerate tooth movements, the variety of aims and methods of the published research prevents suggestion of their widespread use. Full article
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Case Report
Incidental Finding in Pre-Orthodontic Treatment Radiographs of an Aural Foreign Body: A Case Report
by Cinzia Maspero, Andrea Abate, Francesco Inchingolo, Claudia Dolci, Maria Grazia Cagetti and Gianluca Martino Tartaglia
Children 2022, 9(3), 421; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9030421 - 15 Mar 2022
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The presence of foreign bodies in the external auditory canal of young patients may cause, if left untreated, severe permanent damage to the adjacent anatomical structures, and infections. A 10-year-old patient with an intellectual disability underwent orthodontic evaluation. An aural radiopaque finding was [...] Read more.
The presence of foreign bodies in the external auditory canal of young patients may cause, if left untreated, severe permanent damage to the adjacent anatomical structures, and infections. A 10-year-old patient with an intellectual disability underwent orthodontic evaluation. An aural radiopaque finding was visible in the lateral cephalogram and in the orthopantomography. The patient’s mother reported that her son never showed any ear discomfort, except for a mild hearing impairment that was never investigated. The patient was referred to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist that removed the foreign body located in the left external auditory meatus. The careful evaluation of dental radiographs, including pre-orthodontic and interim orthodontic radiographs, may help to identify silent incidental findings that may otherwise lead to severe complications if left untreated. Full article
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