ORAL IMPACTS ON DAILY PERFORMANCES(OIDP) SCALE AMONG A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN CHILDREN IN MANSOURA CITY

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1 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistery, Mansoura University

2 Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistery, Mansoura University

Abstract

AimTo assess the oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP), and their relationship to dental caries and gingival diseases in an Egyptian sample of Mansoura school children aged 8- 13 years divide into tow age groups.
Methods: A sample of 1200 children were selected on a cross sectional study. The sample was chosen through stratified random sampling within clusters . Children were individually interviewed using the Child-OIDP including the eight-item OIDP frequency scores , and then clinically examined to assess their normative treatment needs for dental caries, and periodontal disease .
Results: A total of 1184 (8-13years) were participated in this study. About 63.5% of children had oral impacts during the past 3 months. Child-OIDP scores (mean = 7.8± 4.9). Eating was the most reported performance, followed by cleaning teeth and maintaining emotional state in both age groups . Swelling and abscess was the most important perceived causes . Gingival diseases were of less concern in both age groups.
Conclusions: problematic eating and toothache were the most common impacts in Egyptian children. These results reflect needs for oral health promotion and treatment of dental caries.

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