Oral Healt h Related Quality of life among a Group of Egyptian Preschool Children After Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia | ||||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 64, Issue 4 - October (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), October 2018, Page 2987-2996 PDF (378.11 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.78270 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Manal A. El Sayed | ||||
| Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objectives: This study was conducted to describe the impact of oral health problems resulting from Early Childhood Caries (ECC) on the quality of life of the child and his family, and the effect of dental treatment under General Anesthesia (DGA). Study design: Children participated in this study were referred to General anesthesia Unit during July, August, and September 2015. All children were preschool with an age ranged between 2 to less than 6 years, suffering from ECC with minimum dmf = 4. The parents received a questionnaire called Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) on the day of the GA session to be completed about the child’s oral health conditions and well-being over the past 3 months. Then the same questionnaire was used and completed once again at the first follow up visit one month later. Results: The total ECOHIS and all ECOHIS domains were significantly and dramatically improved except for the domain of child psychology. The most reported items for the child after GA treatment was difficulty in eating (14.4%) followed by pain (9.4%). While for the family the most reported item was the financial burden (7.2%). Conclusions: ECC has a great impact on the quality of life of both children and their families .High scores of ECOHIS were recorded before DGA which means poor quality of life, while these scores were dramatically decreased after DGA with a significant improvement in the quality of life. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale; Dental Treatment; General | ||||
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