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Mother's sense of coherence and dental characteristics in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta: A paired study
Author(s) -
Teixeira Suélen Alves,
Santos Paula Carolina Mendes,
Carneiro Túlio Canella Bezerra,
Paiva Saul Martins,
Valadares Eugênia Ribeiro,
BorgesOliveira Ana Cristina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12560
Subject(s) - medicine , osteogenesis imperfecta , dentinogenesis imperfecta , socioeconomic status , edentulism , dentistry , malocclusion , gingivitis , oral health , population , environmental health , pathology
Background The relevance of sense of coherence (SOC) is important to the wellbeing of parents, especially mothers of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Objective Determine whether the oral health status of children/adolescents with OI is associated with mother's SOC. Materials and method A paired cross‐sectional study was conducted with 37 children/adolescents with OI, 37 without OI, and their respective mothers. The children/adolescents were between two and 19 years of age, mean age 7.2 years, being 47 male and 27 female. The mothers completed Antonovsky's SOC questionnaire (SOC‐13), and the oral status of the children/adolescents was investigated. The following clinical conditions were evaluated: dentinogenesis imperfecta, malocclusion, gingivitis, and dental caries experience. Results The genetic condition of the children was significantly associated with mother's SOC ( P < .001). Mothers of children with OI had lower SOC scores (mean: 35.6 [± 4.9]) than mothers of children without OI (mean: 38.5 [± 4.3]). In the group with OI, a low socioeconomic status was associated with lower mother's SOC scores ( P = .004). In both groups, dental caries experience was associated with lower mother's SOC scores ( P = .007). Most individuals with OI presented malocclusion (78.3%) and experience of dental caries (59.4%). Conclusion Having a child with OI influenced the sense of coherence of the mothers. Socioeconomic status and dental caries experience in children and adolescents with OI were associated with mother's SOC.