Title
Oral health-related quality of life among pediatric liver transplant candidates
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abanto J.
Haddad A.E.
Porta G.
Alves F.A.
Bönecker M.
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Publisher(s)
Sociedade Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Abstract
To assess the impact of oral conditions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of pediatric liver transplant candidates. This cross-sectional study included 60 children aged 13 to 48 months who were liver transplant candidates that attended the AC Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil. On the day of oral examinations, the children's mothers were invited to answer two questionnaires; one related to children's OHRQoL using the B-ECOHIS and another related to socioeconomic/demographic characteristics. Thereafter, a single, adequately trained dentist carried out children's oral examinations for gingival inflammation (Silness-Loe index), dental plaque (Green-Vermillion Simplified index), dental caries (dmft index), developmental defects of enamel (DDE index), tooth discoloration, oral mucosal/lip alterations. The data collected also included socioeconomic/demographic characteristics and liver disease. The adjusted Poisson regression model was used to associate children's socioeconomic/demographic characteristics and clinical conditions to the outcome. The adjusted regression model showed that children with untreated caries lesions (RR = 3.35, p < 0.0001) and tooth discoloration (RR = 1.74, p = 0.04) had poorer total B-ECOHIS scores. Dental discoloration and untreated caries lesions had a negative impact on the OHRQoL in pediatric liver transplant candidates.
Volume
34
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090180828
PubMed ID
Source
Brazilian Oral Research
ISSN of the container
1806-8324
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to thank Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq - processo 141118/2013-0) for funding support. Also, the authors would like to thank all the mothers and children for their cooperation
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