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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2021

Pediatric patients' reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions.

Katrin Bekes, Mike T John, Ksenija Rener-Sitar, Mohammad H Al-Harthy, Ambra Michelotti, Daniel R Reissmann, Julijana Nikolovska, Sahityaveera Sanivarapu, Folake B Lawal, Thomas List and 23 more

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Article in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 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

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Periodontal outcomes of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 20 institutions in 30 countries.

Katrin BekesDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. katrin.bekes@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5249-0123
Mike T JohnDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ksenija Rener-SitarDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mohammad H Al-HarthyDepartment of Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ambra MichelottiSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neurosciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Daniel R ReissmannDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Julijana NikolovskaDepartment for Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia.
Sahityaveera SanivarapuDepartment of Periodontics, Care Dental College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Folake B LawalDepartment of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Thomas ListDepartment of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Sanja Peršić KiršićDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Ljiljana StrajnićClinic for Dentistry of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Rodrigo CasassusDepartment of Orofacial Pain, Faculty of Medicine, University of Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
Kazuyoshi BabaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Showa University Dental Hospital, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Martin SchimmelDivision of Gerodontology, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Ama AmuasiDepartment of Child Health and Orthodontics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Ruwan D JayasingheDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Sanela Strujić-PorovićDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry with Clinics, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Christopher C PeckSydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Han XieDepartment of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Karina Haugaard BendixenDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Miguel Angel Simancas-PallaresDivision of Pediatric and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Eka Perez-FrancoCenter for Headaches, Facial Pain and TMD, Punta Pacifica Medical Center, Panama City, Panama.
Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi SistaniOral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR, Iran.
Patricia ValerioInstituto Patricia Valério, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Natalia LetunovaDepartment of Anesthesia in Dentistry, Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
Nazik NurelhudaFaculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
David W BartlettDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Ikeoluwa A OluwafemiDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Saloua DghoughiOral Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Joao N A R FerreiraExocrine Gland Biology and Regeneration Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pathamas ChantaracherdDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Western University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Stella SekulićDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
University of Minnesota · USAarhus University · DKBabol University of Medical Sciences · IRBangkok University · THChulalongkorn University · THFudan University · CNHospital Punta Pacifica · PAKing's College London · GBKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHMalmö University · SEMedical University of Vienna · ATMohammed V University · MAMoscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry · RUShowa University Hospital · JPSs. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje · MKThe University of Sydney · AUUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversidad del Desarrollo · CLUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

Development of a PROMIS measure for adult dental patientsR01DE028059 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI JOHN, MIKE · 2019 to 2023
$3.1M
Dimensions of Oral Health-Related Quality of LifeR01DE022331 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI JOHN, MIKE · 2012 to 2015
$1.8M
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health, USA R01DE022331National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health, USA R01DE028059NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022331NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the four oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions (4D) or areas in which oral disorders impact pediatric patients. Using their dentists' assessment, the study aimed to evaluate whether pediatric dental patients' oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct.

methodsDentists who treat children from 32 countries and all WHO regions were selected from a web-based survey of 1580 international dentists. Dentists were asked if their pediatric patients with current or future oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct. Proportions of all pediatric patients' oral health problems and prevention needs were computed.

findingsData from 101 dentists treating children only and 523 dentists treating children and adults were included. For 90% of pediatric patients, their current oral health problems fit well in the four OHRQoL dimensions. For 91% of oral health problems they intended to prevent in the future were related to these dimensions as well. Both numbers increased to at least 96% when experts analyzed dentists´ explanations of why some oral health problems would not fit these four categories.

conclusionsThe study revealed the four fundamental components of dental patients, i.e., the four OHRQoL dimensions (Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact) are also applicable for pediatric patients, regardless of whether they have current or future oral health concerns, and should be considered when measuring OHRQoL in the pediatric dental patient population.

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AdultAmbulatory CareChildDental CareDental CariesFacial PainHumansMaleOral HealthQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesWorld Health OrganizationChildDentistryOral healthOral health-related quality of lifeSurveys and questionnairesWHO

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