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  • Title: Oral health status and parental perception of child oral health-related quality of life among children with cerebral palsy in Bangalore city: A cross-sectional study.
    Author: Sruthi KS, Yashoda R, Puranik MP.
    Journal: Spec Care Dentist; 2021 May; 41(3):340-348. PubMed ID: 33512001.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To assess and compare the oral health status and parental perception of child oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children with and without cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS AND RESULTS: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among 300 children aged 5-15 years with and without CP in Bangalore city. Oral health status was assessed using WHO 2013 criteria, and malocclusion was assessed using Angle's classification of malocclusion. Parental perception of child OHRQoL was assessed using parental caregivers perceptions questionnaire. Chi-square test, Student's t-tests and logistic regression were applied. Majority of the study participants were males with a mean age of 10 years. Caries experience, gingivitis, dental trauma, and dental erosion were significantly higher among children with CP than the comparison group. Mean parental perception of child OHRQoL score among CP was significantly higher than that of comparison group (P < .001). Odds of having caries experience, gingivitis, dental trauma, and Angle's Class II/III malocclusion were significantly higher among CP children with poor OHRQoL compared to those without these conditions. CONCLUSION: Oral health status among children with CP was poor than the children without CP. Parents perceived poor OHRQoL among children with CP when compared to those without CP. Hence CP has an impact on oral health necessitating preventive care.
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