Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Dental Caries Status in Children With Orofacial Cleft: An Indian Outlook

Nagappan Nagappan; Rajmohan Madhanmohan; Nithin Manchery Gopinathan; Sujith Raj Stephen; Dinesh Dhamodhar Mathevan Pillai; Nagaland Tirupati

doi:10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_285_18

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Dental Caries Status in Children With Orofacial Cleft: An Indian Outlook

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2019 May;11(Suppl 2):S169-S174. doi: 10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_285_18.

Authors

Nagappan Nagappan¹, Rajmohan Madhanmohan², Nithin Manchery Gopinathan³, Sujith Raj Stephen⁴, Dinesh Dhamodhar Mathevan Pillai⁵, Nagaland Tirupati¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, India.
² Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ Oral Health Centre, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, India.
⁵ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Aim: To assess the dental caries status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) among children with orofacial cleft reporting to a hospital in India.

Materials and methods: Subjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 cleft children (n = 80) and group 2 noncleft children (n = 80). Decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) Index, deft Index, and Children Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire were recorded.

Results: The mean DMFT was high in noncleft (3.51 ± 2.45) children than in cleft children (2.75 ± 2.68). The mean deft was high in noncleft (1.11 ± 0.96) children than in cleft children (0.86 ± 3.07).

Conclusion: Cleft children have negative impact on OHRQOL than noncleft children.

Keywords: Cleft lip; OHIP; OHRQOL; craniofacial; orofacial clefts.