Open AccessEffect of dental treatment on the quality of life of children with traumatic dental injuries in ibadan, Nigeria
Author(s) -
YewandeIsabella Adeyemo,
Bankole Oo,
T.O. Aladelusi,
Denloye Oo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the west african colleges of surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-6944
DOI - 10.4103/jwas.jwas_11_21
Subject(s) - medicine , dental trauma , mcnemar's test , quality of life (healthcare) , public health , dentistry , family medicine , nursing , statistics , mathematics
Anterior dental trauma is known to be common in our environment as well as the complications that come with it. These injuries have been seen to impact the quality of life (QoL) of children significantly due to the fact that they compromise their dental health. This leads to aesthetic, psychological, social, and therapeutic problems impacting both the children and their parents. Treatment of these injuries has also been severely neglected possibly due to lack of awareness of where or how to access treatment as well as fear of dental treatment. However, treatment may on the other hand bring about a substantial improvement on the QoL of children in terms of their daily living.