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The impacts of gingivitis and calculus on T hai children's quality of life
Author(s) -
Krisdapong Sudaduang,
Prasertsom Piyada,
Rattanarangsima Khanit,
Sheiham Aubrey,
Tsakos Georgios
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2012.01907.x
Subject(s) - gingivitis , calculus (dental) , dentistry , medicine , demography , sociology
Aim To assess associations of socio‐demographic, behavioural and the extent of gingivitis and calculus with oral health‐related quality of life ( OHRQ o L ) in nationally representative samples of 12‐ and 15‐year‐old T hai children. Material and Methods In the T hailand N ational O ral H ealth S urvey, 1,063 twelve‐year olds and 811 fifteen‐year olds were clinically examined and interviewed for OHRQ oL using the C hild‐ OIDP and OIDP indices, respectively, and completed a behavioural questionnaire. We assessed associations of condition‐specific impacts ( CS ‐impacts) with gingivitis and calculus, adjusted for socio‐demographic and behavioural factors. Results Gingivitis and calculus were highly prevalent: 79.3% in 12‐year and 81.5% in 15‐year olds. CS ‐impacts relating to calculus and/or gingivitis were reported by 26.0% of 12‐year and 29.6% of 15‐year olds. Except for calculus without gingivitis, calculus and/or gingivitis in any form was significantly related to any level of CS ‐impacts. At a moderate or higher level of CS ‐impacts, there were significant relationships with extensive calculus and/or gingivitis in 12‐year olds and for extensive gingivitis and gingivitis without calculus in 15‐year olds. Conclusions Gingivitis was generally associated with any level of CS ‐impacts attributed to calculus and/or gingivitis. CS ‐impacts were related more to gingivitis than to calculus.