Permanent anterior teeth fractures and its impact on oral health-related quality of life among 8-15-year-old schoolchildren of Chennai City - A cross-sectional survey

Lakshmi, K. Priya Deepa and Narayanan, M. B. Aswath and Kumar, S. G. Ramesh and Selvamary, A. Leena and Sujatha, A. (2020) Permanent anterior teeth fractures and its impact on oral health-related quality of life among 8-15-year-old schoolchildren of Chennai City - A cross-sectional survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED AND BASIC MEDICAL RESEARCH, 10.0 (1). pp. 30-36. ISSN 2229-516X

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Abstract

Background: Tooth fracture is not only a distressing experience on the physical level of a child, but it may also have an effect on emotional and psychological levels. This study aims to assess the permanent anterior teeth fractures and their impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) among 8-15-year-old schoolchildren of Chennai city. Materials and Methods: Thirty schools were randomly selected by stratified random sampling. All school-going children aged 8-15 years were invited to participate. A total of 7247 children were screened and 628 children with permanent anterior teeth fractures were included. Data were collected using Child Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire. In addition, questionnaire addressing sociodemographic data and factors influencing permanent anterior teeth fractures were recorded. Descriptive statistics was performed to characterize the sample. One-way analysis of variance and Tukey's honestly significant difference post hoc tests was applied for multiple pair-wise comparisons. Results: The prevalence of permanent anterior teeth fracture was found to be 8.7%. The type of school had highly significant (P < 0.001) influence on the impact of permanent anterior teeth fracture on OHRQoL with negative OHRQoL among the corporation schools. The study participants of corporation schools had negative OHRQoL with significant difference in oral health well-being (P < 0.001) and self-image (P = 0.014). Conclusion: All the children reporting with tooth fractures had negative OHRQoL. The study stresses the importance of promoting good oral health-care practices to prevent oral disease in children and to meet children's unmet oral health-care needs.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Oral health, quality of life, school children, tooth fractures
Subjects: Medicine > Medicine, General & Internal
Divisions: Dentistry > Vinayaka Mission‘s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem > Public Health Dentistry
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email techsupport@mosys.org
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2026 06:49
URI: https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/5772

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