Effect of Oral Habits on Orofacial Dysfunction and Oral Health Related Quality of Life Among a Group of Egyptian Children: Cohort Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Oral Habits
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Orofacial dysfunction
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of oral habits on orofacial dysfunction and oral health related quality of life among a group of Egyptian children.
Detailed Description
Child's OHRQoL is assessed in terms of four main categories: oral symptoms as pain and discomfort, functional limitations as reduced masticatory efficiency due to malocclusion, emotional limitations as reduced self-esteem and social limitations as being teased by other children. Deleterious Oral Habit is believed to be associated with emotional disturbances and orofacial dysfunction which will certainly affect child's OHRQoL. Sucking habits, mouth breathing habits and tongue thrusting habits are found to be the most deleterious habits, especially in the selected age group of (5-7) years. It was found that these three deleterious habits are the most practiced habits among Egyptian children aging from 6-9 years (19.6%). Up to the investigator's knowledge, there are very scanty studies investigating the effect of orofacial dysfunction on OHRQoL in children, only one of them was conducted on children practicing oral habits, but none of them was conducted on Egyptian children.
Investigators
Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd Elsabour Abd Elkareem
Principal Investigator
Cairo University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Cooperative Egyptian children aging from (5 - 7) years.
- •Medically free children.
- •Children whose families accept to participate in this study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children with untreated caries.
- •Children with previous untreated dental trauma.
- •Children with previous orthodontic treatment
- •Children with upper respiratory disease
- •Children having one or more of the following conditions: MIH, amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, hypodontia, dental fluorosis.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Orofacial dysfunction
Time Frame: Baseline: Child will be examined for once.
Measured by Nordic Orofacial Test Screen. Measuring Unit: Scores (from 0 to 12) consists of two main parts: First part is NOT-S Interview and the second part is NOT-S Examination. Each part contains six domains as following (Appendix 2): • NOT-S Interview: I. Sensory function. II. Breathing. III. Habits. IV. Chewing and swallowing. V. Drooling. VI. Dry mouth. • NOT-S Examination: 1. Face at rest. 2. Nose breathing. 3. Facial expression. 4. Masticatory muscle and jaw function. 5. Oral motor function. 6. Speech
Secondary Outcomes
- Oral Health Related Quality of Life(Baseline: the questionnaire will be filled by child's caregiver for once.)