ArticleBMC oral health2023
The relationship between children's oral health behaviours and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study.
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- Oral Hygiene Behaviors and Their Association with Angle Malocclusion Classes in Children Aged 6-9 Years: A WHO Questionnaire-Based Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effect of Oil Pulling on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Pilot Study.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2026Article
- Association of parental oral health literacy, early childhood oral health behaviors, and caries severity with oral health-related quality of life among preschool children.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effects of Dental Follow-up on Oral Health, Antibiotic Prescriptions, and Hospitalizations in Pediatric Home Care Patients: A Single-Group Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
- Impact of Dental Status on Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Children with Missing or Multiple Teeth in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Analysis.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding oral health behaviour s and their impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) may serve as an instrument to articulate the conventional oral health policy framework, thereby ameliorating the overall health of young individuals in the long term.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between children's oral health behaviour s and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in the capital governorate, Kuwait.
methodsA cross-sectional study involving 607 children aged 12-14 years, randomly selected from schools in Kuwait Capital Region. A validated Oral Health Behaviour s and OHRQoL Child Perception Questionnaires (CPQ
resultsAbout 52.2% of participants were males and the overall response rate was 93.8%. The mean ± SD for total OHRQoL impact was 3.1 ± 0.58, while the total mean for individual domains- for oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional well-being and social well-being were 2.89 ± 0.63, 2.89 ± 0.72, 3.1 ± 0.91 and 3.4 ± 0.61, respectively. There was no significant difference in total OHRQoL impact score by frequency of last dental visit, flossing, use of mouth rinse or chewing gum (p > 0.05) but for the overall OHRQoL, frequency of soft drink intake was the only significant predictor associated with 0.2-unit decrease (B = -0.207, 95% CI, p = 0.002) in total OHRQoL scores.
conclusionsHigh frequency of soft drink consumption was related to poorer OHRQoL. Behaviour changing interventions based on OHRQoL inferences coupled with clinical intervention are needed.
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