Parental perceptions of dental health and need for treatment in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Sulaiman M Kassar, Abdel Moniem Mukhtar, Basil M. Jan, Mohammed Saad Alsallum, Mohammed M. Jan, Khalid A Khalifa, Muhab Mohammed Hindi, Omar Mohammed Saggaf, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Dalia M Al-Lulu, Ayman Mohammed Baabdullah, Ahmed Hussein Subki, Ragaa A Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Referral Cross-sectional study dental Psychological intervention Neurological disorder Overweight Logistic regression Cerebral palsy oral hygiene 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics medicine Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics Original Research teeth child business.industry health medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases epilepsy medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics |
| ISSN: | 1179-9927 |
| Popis: | Ahmed Hussein Subki,1 Abdel Moniem Mukhtar,2 Omar M Saggaf,1 Ragaa A Ali,3 Khalid A Khalifa,3 Dalia M Al-Lulu,3 Mohammed Saad Alsallum,1 Diyaa H Bokhary,1 Ayman M Baabdullah,1 Sulaiman M Kassar,1 Basil M Jan,4 Muhab M Hindi,1 Mohammed M Jan1 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in childhood. However, there have been limited studies on its impact on the oral health of affected children. Our study aimed to assess the oral health of children with epilepsy in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as perceived by their mothers. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in three hospitals. We included children 2–18 years old with physician-confirmed epilepsy diagnosis. We assessed parental perception of dental status and need for dental care using a standardized questionnaire that was completed by the mothers. To adjust for potential confounding variables, we used univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results: We included 96 children with epilepsy in our study. Their mean age was 6.4±3.4 years. In 55.2% (n=53), dental status was rated as bad, and in 84.4% (n=81) a need for dental care was expressed. Cerebral palsy (OR 5.06, 95% CI 1.28–19.99; P=0.021), motor disability (OR 6.41, 95% CI 1.12–36.73; P=0.037), referral from a pediatric neurology clinic to a dentist (OR 10.755, 95% CI 3.290–35.151; P |
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