ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Effect of Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia on Quality of Life and Growth and Blood Chemistry Parameters in Uncooperative Pediatric Patients with Compromised Oral Health: A Pilot Study.
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- Management of Oro-Antral Communication: A Systemic Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Parent's acceptance of advanced behavior management techniques on children during dental treatment.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Association between Malnutrition and Dental Caries in Iraqi Kurdish Children.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Comprehensive Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia Improves Mastication Capability in Children with Early Childhood Caries-A One-Year Follow-Up Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Treatment in Children: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis in Jeddah City.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2022Article
- Rare Genetic Syndromes and Oral Anomalies: A Review of the Literature and Case Series with a New Classification Proposal.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Oral health and caries/gingivitis-associated factors of adolescents aged 12-15 in Shandong province, China: a cross-sectional Oral Health Survey.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Comparison of Survival Rates of Stainless-Steel Crowns Placed with and without Pulpotomy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.International journal of dentistry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of untreated dental caries and their treatment under general anesthesia (GA) on the quality of life, growth, and blood chemistry parameters in uncooperative pediatric patients has not been extensively elucidated. The aims are to evaluate the impact of dental treatment under GA on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in uncooperative pediatric patients with severe dental caries and to assess the effect of dental treatment under GA on children's weight (Wt), height (Ht), Body Mass Index (BMI), and blood chemistry parameters.
methodsForty-three uncooperative children aged 3-14 years were selected. OHRQoL, through ECOHIS (Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale) and COHRQoL (Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life) questionnaires, Wt, Ht, BMI, and blood chemistry parameters were measured at baseline and eight months after dental treatment under GA.
resultsAt follow up, the reductions in the ECHOIS and the COHRQoL components were statistically significant (p < 0.0001), there was significant improvement in the anthropometric measures: 76.5% of children increased the percentile curves for weight, 68.6% for height, and 51.4% for BMI; for the blood chemistry parameters: ferritin improved in 68.6% of the samples, PCR in 65.7%, ESR in 68.6%, Vitamin D in 68.6%, and IGF-1 in 65.7%.
conclusionsOral health status significantly influences OHRQoL, growth, and blood chemistry parameters in uncooperative pediatric patients.
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