Objective: Health care providers in emergency settings encounter emotional issues
in treating traumatic dental injuries TDIs which may have a significant negative impact on
the quality of life. Assessing OHRQoL of children with TDIs, in emergency,
promote a
shift from traditional dental management to a more supportive care that focuses on a
person’s social and emotional status and physical functioning in which appropriate health
care and optimal outcomes can be obtained. The objective of this study is to investigate the
impact of TDIs on the quality of life of 7to16-year-old Syrian school children and to test
whether treatment of TDI will improve their OHRQoL.
Basic research design:A case-control study was carried out involving 147children
aged 7 to 16 years attending the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in Damascus
University. Andreasen classification was adopted for TDI diagnosis. CPQ11-14 instrument
was utilized to assess OHRQoL.
Results: Findings of this study revealed significant differences in OHRQoL items
before and after treatment of participating children. There were no statistically significant
differences between healthy children and those who were treated with TDI in regard to the
overall OHRQoL (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: OHRQoL was significantly improved in children with TDIs after
treatment. Oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional and social well-being were
similar to healthy children. Health professionals in Syria should put efforts to make war
less damaging for children and their parents. Dentistry during the crisis goes beyond filling
and drilling of injured teeth to a moral commitment within a supportive and caring context.
يمكن أن تؤدي رضوض الوجه إلى كسور أو انزباح أو فقد للأسنان وهذا قد يحدث آثارا سلبية كبيرة على الناحية الوظيفية والجمالية والنفسية عند الأطفال
Periodontal diseases are considered to be the most prevalent disease among
population next to dental caries , they differ from other systemic diseases
such as depression , cardiac diseases and diabetes in that they have clear
causes and depend upo
n person’s daily life style .
The health knowledge can play an active role in prevention of oral disease
while other diseases have complicating factors that health knowledge alone
is insufficient to prevent its occurrence .
This study aimed to determine the level of oral health knowledge among of
Damascus university students.
