ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Oral Health-Related Quality-of-Life According to Dental Caries Severity, Body Mass Index and Sociodemographic Indicators in Children with Special Health Care Needs.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Disabilities and Disparities in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Special Care Patients and Caries Prevalence in Permanent Dentition: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Factors Associated With Oral and Dental Health Utilization Among Individuals With Special Health Care Needs in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Leukemia and Gingival Inflammation.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Oral health-related quality of life in children attending university special needs and paediatric dental clinics in Trinidad and Tobago: A parental perspective.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Risk Indicators and Treatment Needs of Children 2-5 Years of Age Receiving Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Saskatchewan.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
- Impact of dental caries and nutritional status on oral health related quality of life in young Indian adolescents.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess the impact of dental caries' severity, body mass index (BMI), and sociodemographic factors on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) for special health care needs (SHCN) children and the suitability of their caregivers as proxies to determine OHRQoL. This cross-sectional study recruited 107 pairs of SHCN children and their caregivers and asked them to complete a questionnaire on sociodemographic issues as well as the Arabic version of the early childhood oral health impact scale (A-ECOHIS). This was followed by a dental examination. Dental caries was measured using the dmft/DMFT index, while caries' severity was also determined. The children's height and weight were measured, and BMI (kg/m
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