Abstract
Background: This study aimed to describe the oral impact (estimate, severity, frequency) on daily performance (e.g., eating, speaking) and identify the potential perceived oral impairment(s) and socio-behavioral factors associated with oral impact, namely presence or absence of oral impact, among children aged 9–12 years old in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional convenience sample of 186 children aged 9–12 years old was recruited. Sociodemographic characteristics, oral health-related behaviors, and perceived oral impairments (e.g., caries, toothache) were obtained from participants. The validated Arabic Child Oral Impact on Daily Performance (C-OIDP) inventory was used to assess oral impacts. Sample descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regressions modeling the association between C-OIDP and explanatory variables were performed. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the children was 10.29 ± 1.24 years, 66.4% were from public schools, and 52% were females. At least one C-OIDP was reported by 78% of the participants. The mean C-OIDP score was 2.27 ± 1.99. Toothache was reported as a perceived impairment for almost all oral impacts and was the strongest predictor of C-OIDP. Low father income was negatively associated with C-OIDP (odds ratio (OR) = 0.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.10–0.62). Females had significantly higher odds of reporting C-OIDP than males. Conclusions: In this convenience sample, a high percentage of children aged 9–12 years old reported C-OIDP, which was linked to oral impairment and socio-demographic factors. Further studies, however, are required to explore the clinical, behavioral, and sociodemographic factors in relationship to C-OIDP among Saudi children in a representative sample.
Highlights
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a concept that captures the broader aspects of health [1] and differs from the traditional clinical indices (e.g., DMFT) measuring oral health [2].OHRQoL is a multidimensional construct that considers both the function and the psychological outcomes of oral diseases [3,4]
The aim of this study was to describe the oral impact on daily performance and identify the potential perceived oral impairment(s) and socio-behavioral factors associated with oral impact, namely presence or absence of oral impact, among children aged 9–12 years old in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
As for the socio-demographic and behavioral factors in relationship to Child Oral Impact on Daily Performance (C-OIDP), this study suggested that C-OIDP was less among deprived children, though this is a paradox as a number of studies showed that deprived children had more OIDPs [15,16]
Summary
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a concept that captures the broader aspects of health [1] and differs from the traditional clinical indices (e.g., DMFT) measuring oral health [2]. OHRQoL is a multidimensional construct that considers both the function and the psychological outcomes of oral diseases [3,4]. The current FDI World Dental Federation definition of oral heath emphasizes that “oral health is multifaceted and includes the ability to speak, smile, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex” [5]. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2450; doi:10.3390/ijerph16142450 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph. This study aimed to describe the oral impact (estimate, severity, frequency) on daily performance (e.g., eating, speaking) and identify the potential perceived oral impairment(s) and socio-behavioral factors associated with oral impact, namely presence or absence of oral impact, among children aged 9–12 years old in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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