Oral Health and Dental Management

The effect of full-mouth rehabilitation on oral health-related quality of life for children with special health care needs in Jeddah city: A 1 year follow-up

4^th Asia Pacific Congress & Expo on Dental and Oral Health

July 27-29, 2015 Brisbane, Australia

Manal Maashi1, Omar El-Meligy2, Abdullah Al-Mushayt3, Abeer Al-Nowaiser3 and Sultan Al-Mubark4

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Changes in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 40 children with special health care needs (CSHCN) aged 5?14 years before and 12 months after full-mouth rehabilitation (FMR) under general anesthesia (GA) in two hospitals in Jeddah city were assessed. The questionnaire was delivered to the parents/caregivers at baseline (pre-operative) and at the 12-month post-operative follow-up visit. Medical and dental histories and clinical findings were correlated accordingly. The follow-up response rate was 87.5% with 35 children completing a 12-month follow-up visit. The age range was from 5 to 12 years with a mean of 7.3�2.4 years. More than half of the study sample was boys (63%) in the 5?8 year age-group (69%). The impact on OHRQoL was reportedly negative before FMR under GA, with overall scores ranging from 12 to 68 and a mean of 43.34�14.83. OHRQoL improved significantly in all aspects evaluated (P<0.05) following FMR under GA with overall scores ranging from 4 to 41 and a mean of 18.86 � 8.54. Treating CSHCN under GA, with 3-month recall visits for the patients, had a significant longterm effect on their OHRQoL extending up to 12 months postoperatively.

Biography :

Manal Maashi has completed her postgratuate clinical certificate and MSc in pediatric dentistry from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She works as a registrar pediatric dentist at Al-Thaghar Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She has published two papers in reputed journals and has paticipated actively in many national/international dental conferences.