Azza A El-Housseiny1,2, Farah A Alsadat3, Najlaa M Alamoudi4, Osama M Felemban1, Rana H Mosli5, Omar I Saadah6. 1. Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, P.O Box 80205, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. 2. Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 3. Dental Department, Jubail General Hospital, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. 4. Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, P.O Box 80205, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. Nalamoudi2011@gmail.com. 5. Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 6. Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: There is limited knowledge about oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children with celiac disease (CD). This study aimed to assess OHRQoL in children with CD compared to healthy controls. METHODS: This case-control study included children with CD and healthy controls. Three scales were used to assess OHRQoL in different age groups: 6-7 years, 8-10 years, and 11-14 years. The OHRQoL scores were compared between cases and controls to examine the possible associations between OHRQoL and demographics, socioeconomic status, and oral health. RESULTS: Overall, 104 children with CD and 104 healthy children (controls) were included. The mean age was 10.67 ± 2.39 years in CD patients and 10.69 ± 2.36 in controls (P = 0.971). Male and female children constituted 50% of each group. Children with CD had significantly higher OHRQoL scores than controls (P = 0.003). Low education levels of parents of children with CD and a higher number of siblings in controls were associated with high OHRQoL scores (P = 0.002, P < 0.020, and P = 0.010, respectively). Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) increased the OHRQoL scores by 7.5 on average (P = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Children with CD had poor OHRQoL compared with healthy controls. Poor OHRQoL in children with CD was associated with RAS and with lower parental income and education. RAS was an independent predictor of poor OHRQoL in children with CD.
PURPOSE: There is limited knowledge about oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children with celiac disease (CD). This study aimed to assess OHRQoL in children with CD compared to healthy controls. METHODS: This case-control study included children with CD and healthy controls. Three scales were used to assess OHRQoL in different age groups: 6-7 years, 8-10 years, and 11-14 years. The OHRQoL scores were compared between cases and controls to examine the possible associations between OHRQoL and demographics, socioeconomic status, and oral health. RESULTS: Overall, 104 children with CD and 104 healthy children (controls) were included. The mean age was 10.67 ± 2.39 years in CD patients and 10.69 ± 2.36 in controls (P = 0.971). Male and female children constituted 50% of each group. Children with CD had significantly higher OHRQoL scores than controls (P = 0.003). Low education levels of parents of children with CD and a higher number of siblings in controls were associated with high OHRQoL scores (P = 0.002, P < 0.020, and P = 0.010, respectively). Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) increased the OHRQoL scores by 7.5 on average (P = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Children with CD had poor OHRQoL compared with healthy controls. Poor OHRQoL in children with CD was associated with RAS and with lower parental income and education. RAS was an independent predictor of poor OHRQoL in children with CD.
Authors: Natália Silva Andrade; Isaac Torres Dos Santos; Laynna Marina Santos Lima; Cacilda Castelo Branco Lima; Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus Moura; Simone Souza Lobão Veras Barros; Marcoeli Silva de Moura; Marina de Deus Moura de Lima Journal: Int J Paediatr Dent Date: 2019-04-14 Impact factor: 3.455