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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)
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Relationship between Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Dental Anxiety among 11 to 14 year old children | |
Shweta Chandak, Sneha Khekade, Milind Wasnik, Manveen Lamba, Miranda George, Niharika Gahlod | |
Aim and Objectives: 1) To evaluate dental fear and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in middle school children. 2) To evaluate the relationship between dental fear and previous dental experience and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among middle school children. Materials and Method: - A cross sectional study is being conducted using a multi –stage stratified sampling in middle school children. Information on oral health related quality of life is being collected from the children using Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14/Slade 1997) and dental fear is documented using Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R). Information on past dental experience and socio-demographic data is being collected from parents using self- administered questionnaire. Dental examinations are being performed to assess caries experience. Statistical analysis: Chi-square test. Result: - Bivariate analysis between Dental anxiety and Oral health related quality of life identified a significant association with p=0.002. An odds ratio of 2.50 showed that subjects with high dental anxiety were more likely to be among patient group with a reduced oral health related quality of life. Conclusion: - This study demonstrates that Dental fear is associated with the impact that oral health has on quality of life. Keywords: Oral health has on quality of life, Dental fear, The Oral Health Impact Profile, The Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) by Corah. Received: 12 April, 2019 Revised: 24 June 2019 Accepted: 26 June 2019 Corresponding author: Dr. Sneha Khekade- Post graduate student, Postal address: Room no203, I wing, Phase 2, Pioneer woods, Wanadongri, Hingna Nagpur This article may be cited as: Chandak S, Khekade S, Wasnik M, Lamba M, George M, Gahlod N. Relationship between Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Dental Anxiety among 11 to 14 year old children. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(7): 53-57. |
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