Background: Treatment of oral diseases can have a long-lasting impact on a child’s life well
beyond its childhood years. The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of treatment on the
oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with severe caries and severe molar incisor
hypomineralization (MIH). Methods: A total of 210 children (mean age 9 years; 49% female) with
severe caries (inner third of dentin) and severe MIH (post-eruptive breakdown, crown destruction)
were included in the study. Both groups were matched according to age, gender, and social status.
The German version of the Child Perception Questionnaire for 8–10-year-olds (CPQ-G8–10) was
used before and after treatment to analyze the impact on OHRQoL. Results: Patients with severe
MIH showed a significantly higher total CPQ score (17.8 (±10.6)) before treatment compared to the
caries group (13.8 (±14.3)). The mean CPQ score in all subdomains decreased significantly after
therapy in the MIH group. Children with severe carious lesions had similar results except in the
domain “functional limitations”, as treatment led to only minor changes (2.9 (±3.6) to 2.2 (±2.6)).
Conclusions: Despite a narrower treatment spectrum, patients with severe MIH experienced a greater
overall improvement in OHRQoL compared to the caries group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:85987 |
| Date | 13 June 2023 |
| Creators | Altner, Sarra, Ebel, Markus, Ritschl, Valentin, Stamm, Tanja, Hirsch, Christian, Bekes, Katrin |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 2983 |
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