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SynthesisJournal of oral rehabilitation2021

Four-dimensional oral health-related quality of life impact in children: A systematic review.

Maisa Omara, Tanja Stamm, Katrin Bekes

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Synthesis in Journal of oral rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life following pulp therapy or extraction in paediatric patients: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  3. Smoking a Dangerous Addiction: A Systematic Review on an Underrated Risk Factor for Oral Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maisa OmaraSection for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-2333
Tanja StammSection for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3073-7284
Katrin BekesDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5249-0123

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is an important dental patient-reported outcome which is commonly based on 4 dimensions, namely Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is the most used OHRQoL instrument designed for adults; nevertheless, it is used off-label for children as well. Our aim was to describe the OHRQoL impact on children measured by OHIP and map the information to the 4-dimensions framework of OHRQoL. A systematic literature review following the PRISMA statement was conducted to include studies assessing OHRQoL of children ≤ 18 years using OHIP. The OHIP seven-domain information was converted to the OHRQoL 4-dimension scores accompanied by their means and 95% confidence interval. Risk of bias was assessed using a six-item modified version of quality assessment tool for prevalence studies. We identified 647 articles, after abstracts screening, 111 articles were reviewed in full text. Twelve articles were included, and their information was mapped to the 4-dimensional OHRQoL. Most included studies had low risk of bias. OHRQoL highest impact was observed for Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, and Orofacial Appearance for children with: Decayed-Missing-Filled-Surface (DMFS) of ≥10, anterior tooth extraction without replacement and untreated fractured anterior teeth, respectively. Across all oral health conditions, Psychosocial Impact was less affected than the other three dimensions. OHIP has been applied to a considerable number of children and adolescents within the literature. One instrument and a standardised set of 4-OHRQoL dimensions across the entire lifespan seem to be a promising measurement approach in dental and oral medicine.

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Oral HealthQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultChildFacial PainHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresSurveys and Questionnairesadolescentchildoral healthpatient-reported outcome measuresquality of lifesystematic review

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PMID32757443
PMCPMC7984176

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