Parental psychosocial factors and children's oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caries burden in children disproportionately affects minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Severe early childhood caries requiring general anesthesia (GA) is a significant concern, with high caries relapse rates in subsequent years.

Aim

To examine associations between parental psychosocial factors, children's caries burden, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), including group differences, following a phone-based parental support intervention for children treated under GA for severe Early Childhood Caries (ECC).

Methods

Data were collected during a randomized controlled trial examining a phone-based parental support program. Parental stress was assessed using the Swedish Parenthood Stress Questionnaire (SPSQ), dental fear was

SUBMITTER: Brannemo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742752 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature