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Association between Dental Fear and Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life

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  • Fahad Hegazi

    (Preventive Dental Science Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Nada Alghamdi

    (Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Danah Alhajri

    (Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Lulwah Alabdulqader

    (Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Danah Alhammad

    (Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Lama Alshamrani

    (Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Sumit Bedi

    (Preventive Dental Science Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

  • Sonali Sharma

    (Biomedical Dental Sciences Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between both parental dental fear and children’s dental fear and its impact on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of Saudi children in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data on 93 individuals aged 7–12 years were collected using clinical examination and Arabic-validated questionnaires: the Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form (COHIP-SF19), and the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS). Negative binomial regression analysis was performed to study the association between children’s fear and parental dental fear as well as the OHRQoL, while adjusting for certain confounders. Results: Overall, our multivariate analyses showed that children with high dental fear (CFSS-DS ≥ 38, p = 0.027) and a higher percentage of dental caries ( p = 0.013) had a significantly lower OHRQoL after adjusting for clinical and socio-demographic factors. Further, parental fear of dentists was significantly associated with children’s fear of dentists ( p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that children’s fear and dental caries are both associated with poorer OHRQoL. Further, parental dental fear about dentists was associated with children’s fear of dentists.

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  • Fahad Hegazi & Nada Alghamdi & Danah Alhajri & Lulwah Alabdulqader & Danah Alhammad & Lama Alshamrani & Sumit Bedi & Sonali Sharma, 2024. "Association between Dental Fear and Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(9), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:9:p:1195-:d:1474842
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    1. Bothaina Hussein Hassan & Maha Mohammed Abd El Moniem & Shaimaa Samir Dawood & Abdulrahman Abdulhadi Alsultan & Amal Ismael Abdelhafez & Nancy Mahmoud Elsakhy, 2022. "Dental Anxiety and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-13, June.
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