Evaluation of Dental Status and Its Association with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children in Zahedan City, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Author | Foroogh Amirabadi | en |
| Author | Sara Rahimian-Imam | en |
| Author | Nahid Ramazani | en |
| Author | Shirin Saravani | en |
| Author | Somayeh Kameli | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-01-01 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Several factors can affect the oral health-related quality of life in children. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental status and its relationship with the oral health-related quality of life in preschool children in Zahedan City, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 200 preschool children (5 - 6 years old) were randomly selected from different areas of Zahedan city. Dental health status of children was investigated using the decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) questionnaire. Oral-health-related quality of life of the children and their parents was measured using the Farsi version of the early childhood oral health impact scale (F- ECOHIS index). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20, statistical t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient at the significant level of 0.05. Results: The mean scores of F- ECOHIS and DMFT for all studied children were 10.94 ± 7.67 and 5.05 ± 4.48, respectively. No significant relationship was found between the DMFT and F- ECOHIS indices in children (r = 0.26, P = 0.563) and their parents (r = 0.16, P = 0.217). Conclusions: Under the limitations of the present study, there is no significant relationship between the DMFT index and the index of oral health-related quality of life. Further studies are recommended. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/mejrh-37043 | en |
| Keyword | Dental Health Status | en |
| Keyword | Quality of Life | en |
| Keyword | Oral Health | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Evaluation of Dental Status and Its Association with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children in Zahedan City, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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