Orofacial Features, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, and Exposure to Bullying in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic disease that is responsible for bone fragility, but also for dental malocclusions and dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI). The aim of this study was to assess whether the severity of dental malocclusion influenced the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and exposure to bullying in a paediatric OI population compared with a control group.

Methods

Dental and occlusal characteristics were noted during oral and radiographic examination. The severity of malocclusion was assessed using the PAR index. P-CPQ, COHIP(34), and BCS-A questionnaires were used to evaluate, respectively, externally and self-perceived OHRQoL and bullying.

Results

We included 39 patients with a mean age of 11.3 (±4.8 SD) in the O

SUBMITTER: Broutin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11352506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature