Oral health-related quality of life of children in relation to dental appearance and educational transition

Rodd, H. D., Marshman, Z., Porritt, J., Bradbury, J. and Baker, S. R. (2011) Oral health-related quality of life of children in relation to dental appearance and educational transition. British Dental Journal, 211 (2). ISSN 0007-0610

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Abstract

Background:  A variety of inherited and acquired conditions affect the dentition. The aim of this research was to investigate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children in relation to the status of their permanent incisors, at a significant transitional stage in their childhood. Method: Two hundred and sixteen patients of the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, aged between 10 and 11 years, were sent an OHRQoL questionnaire (CPQ 11-14) three months before secondary school entry. Participants were categorised, according to clinical status, as having a visible dental difference (abnormal incisor aesthetics and/or orthodontic malocclusion) or no visible difference. Follow-up questionnaires were issued three months after secondary school entry to obtain repeat psychosocial data. Analysis of variance tests investigated the impact of clinical variables, self-reported satisfaction with dental appearance and gender on OHRQoL during educational transition. Results: Ninety-two children participated in the baseline study and 71 of these children completed the follow-up questionnaire (43% and 77% response rates, respectively). Visible dental differences and dissatisfaction with dental appearance were associated with worse OHRQoL at baseline and follow-up. Conclusions: Dental conditions which result in visible incisor differences are associated with higher levels of dissatisfaction with appearance and have potential to negatively impact on children's OHRQoL.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dentistry(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3500
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2025 12:30
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2025 10:33
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101393
DOI:	10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.574

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