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ArticleBMC oral health2022

Exploring associations between oral health measures and oral health-impacted daily performances in 12-14-year-old schoolchildren.

Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Mohammad Abdullah Alwadani, Khalid Mohammad Talbi, Reem Ali Ahmed Hazzazi, Rami Hassan Abdullah Eshaq, Faisal Hussain Jaber Alabdali, Mohammed Hassan Mofareh Wadani, Gianluca Tartaglia, Basaruddin Ahmad

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Article in BMC oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mir Faeq Ali QuadriDental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jizan, 45142, Saudi Arabia. dr.faeq.quadri@gmail.com.
Mohammad Abdullah AlwadaniDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Jazan Specialized Dental Centre, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Mohammad TalbiMinistry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reem Ali Ahmed HazzaziCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jizan, 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Rami Hassan Abdullah EshaqCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jizan, 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal Hussain Jaber AlabdaliCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jizan, 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Hassan Mofareh WadaniCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jizan, 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Gianluca TartagliaDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan, 20100, Milan, Italy.
Basaruddin AhmadSchool of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Jazan University · SAMinistry of Health · SAUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MYUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral health-related quality of life, a prominent topic in dentistry, has been studied extensively. However, the comparison between various self-perceived and clinical oral health measures still needs to be explored. The purpose of the current study is; first, to report the self-perceived and clinically examined oral health measures that are associated with the oral impacts on daily performances. Second, to identify the oral health measure that best predicts greater oral impact scores. Third, to investigate the difference in findings related to the disease experience measures and the treatment measures.

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out on children aged 12-14 years. The prevalence, frequency, and oral impact scores of each daily performance were calculated. Thirteen self-perceived OH conditions were assessed. Clinically examined oral health measures included gingival health, oral hygiene status, DMFT, DT, MT, and FT scores and, one or more decay (1 + D), missing (1 + M) and filled (1 + F) teeth. Simple linear and multiple linear regressions were carried out to report the associations.

resultsAt least one oral health impacted daily performance was reported by 40% of the total sample of schoolchildren (N = 700). Based on the magnitude and precision of adjusted regression coefficients (RC), decay severity (DT) was identified as a better predictor of a greater oral impact score with regression coefficient values ranging between 0.3 (social contact) and 2.4 (1 + performance). Contrariwise, MT and FT components of DMFT were associated with lower oral impact scores. The self-perceived measures were also associated with oral impact scores and presented similar findings to that of the clinical oral health measures.

conclusionsUntreated decay significantly impacted daily performances, especially eating, sleeping, studying, and social contact. The findings are of importance to public health practitioners for reporting, treating, and preventing oral health problems in children, and eventually contributing to better oral health-related quality of life.

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Dental CariesOral HealthAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPrevalenceQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesAssociationOral diseasesOral health measuresOral health-related Quality of LifeSchoolchildren

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