21. Functional Limitations and Impaired Quality of Life Among Hypodontia Children
Qurrat-ul-Ain Fatima1, Iqra Tariq1, Mehwish Liaqat1, Asiyah Ahmad1, Aman Fatima2 and Wali Dad2
ABSTRACT
Objective: To find out the functional limitations and impaired quality of life among hypodontia children.
Study Design: A cross-sectional comparative study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Outpatient Department of Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan from July 2015 to January 2016.
Materials and Methods: A total of n=80 subjects were included in this study. They were divided into 2 groups’ namely hypodontia group and control group. Each group comprised of 40 subjects. Patients and healthy controls were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique without any gender discrimination. The age of the selected patients and controls was 11-14 years. Oral health was checked by using dental examination instruments. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS 20. Mean and the standard deviation was given for quantitative variables like age, etc. Frequencies and percentages were given for qualitative variables like gender, oral clinical changes, etc. The data were analyzed by applying the Chi-Square test and Fisher's exact test. The p-value ≤ of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Urdu Proformas was used for a better understanding of children.
Results: Mean age of the patients suffering from hypodontia was 11.8 (± 0.90) years and the mean age of healthy controls was 11.9 (± 0.98). Out of n=40 patients, about 11(27.5%) presented with pain, 8(20%) with sores in their mouth, about 29(72.5%) presented with bad breath in their mouth, about 35(87.5%) presented with food stuck in their mouth, about 36 (90%) presented with taking a long time to eat, about 36(90%) presented with difficulty in bite, about 35(87.5%) presented with difficulty in words and about 35(87.5%) presented with difficulty in food.The experimental group showed significantly different results (P-value=0.000) in contrast to the control group.
Conclusion: Hypodontia can have a substantial influence on the life of children, causingoral symptoms, functional limitations. Patients suffering from hypodontia were dissatisfied with their appearance and had a poor quality of life as compared to normal individuals.
Key Words: Hypodontia, Functional limitations, Mastication, Quality of life.
Citation of article: Fatima QA, Tariq I, Liaqat M, Ahmad A, Fatima A, Dad W. Functional Limitations and Impaired Quality of Life Among Hypodontia Children. Med Forum 2021;32(3):91-94.