Evaluation of the relationship between pain inflammation due to dental caries and growth parameters in preschool children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the relationship between pain inflammation due to dental caries and growth parameters, sleep disturbances, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children before/after dental treatment and compare the results with the control group.

Materials and methods

Study (pain inflammation due to caries) and control groups were included in this prospective clinical trial. The Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) assessing sleep disturbances and the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) assessing OHRQoL were applied in the corresponding time intervals to the study and control groups, respectively: baseline (T0_study), 7 days after treatment (T1_study), and following 6 months (T2_study); baseline (

SUBMITTER: Gunay B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature