Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents

William Murray Thomson; Hillary L Broder

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2018.05.015

Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2018 Oct;65(5):1073-1084. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.05.015.

Authors

William Murray Thomson¹, Hillary L Broder²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: murray.thomson@otago.ac.nz.
² Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU College of Dentistry, New York University, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA.

PMID: 30213350
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.05.015

Abstract

This article describes child oral health-related quality of life measures and provides some examples of their use in determining the effect of clinical interventions, such as dental treatment under general anesthesia, orthodontic treatment, and treatment of orofacial clefting.

Keywords: Children; Dental care; Health services research; Quality of life; Self-report.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Health Surveys
Humans
Oral Health*
Quality of Life*