Prevalence and Impact of Dental Pain on Oral Health Related Quality Of Life among 8-12 Year Old School Children in Bangalore City.
Journal Title: International Journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research (IJDSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Objectives To determine the prevalence, intensity, characteristics and impact of dental pain on oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 8-12 year-old school children in Bangalore city. Methods A cross-sectional study using a multi-stage random sampling technique was carried out to determine the prevalence and impact of dental pain among 782, 8-12 year old schoolchildren in Bangalore city. An OHRQoL measure, Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances index (Child-OIDP) was used to assess oral impacts. Results The life-time prevalence of dental pain was 52.9% and the last three months prevalence was 31.8%. Three month prevalence of dental pain was significantly higher in 8-10 year age group (p= 0.002) in comparison with 11-12 year age group and in public schools (p<0.001) in comparison with private schools. About 88.3% of children had one or more oral impacts. The severity of impacts was highest for eating (74.4%) followed by speaking and low for smiling and social contact performances. Females had 3.01 times odds of having an impact when compared to males (p=0.006). Adjusted odds ratio for dmf(t) was 1.95 (95% CI 1.24;3.05) (p=0.003) and for DMF(T) Was 1.94 (95% CI 1.21;3.11) (P=0.006). Conclusion The study revealed that the prevalence of dental pain was high among 8-12 year old children and had considerable impacts on quality of life. The impacts mainly related to difficulty eating and cleaning oral cavity.
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Dr Arun Paul
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