Influence of full mouth rehabilitation on oral health-related quality of life among disabled children
Autor: | Asirvatham Alwin Robert, Abdulaziz S. Al Suwyed, Tarfa Al Brahim, Sebastian G. Ciancio, Khalid H. Al Zoman, Omar El Meligy, Sultan Al Mubarak, Abeer M Alnowaiser |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Test group Oral health Oral hygiene disabled children 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life 030225 pediatrics Medicine Prospective cohort study Family distress General Dentistry full mouth rehabilitation follow‐up business.industry oral hygiene Original Articles 030206 dentistry University hospital quality of life Full mouth rehabilitation Physical therapy oral health Original Article business |
Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Dental Research |
ISSN: | 2057-4347 |
DOI: | 10.1002/cre2.78 |
Popis: | The efficacy of full mouth rehabilitation (FMR) on oral health‐related quality of life of physically disabled children was assessed. This prospective study was performed at Dental Department of Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, and King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during May 2012 to September 2014. A total of 186 physically disabled children aged 11–14 years were assigned to a test group (n = 97) or a control group (n = 89). FMR was applied for test group children at baseline and 3 months' visits, whereas those in the control group did not receive FMR. Both group children received dental kits and oral hygiene instructions. Children were asked to complete the Child Perceptions Questionnaire, whereas Parental‐Caregiver Perceptions Questionnaire and Family Distress Domain questionnaire were completed by the parents/caregivers at baseline and 6 months' visits. Children in both groups showed positive trends in oral symptoms at 6 months compared with those at baseline. However, when they were compared to control, significant improvement in oral symptoms was observed in the test group at 6 months' visit (p |
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