Table 1 Mean d ifference between impairments and dental caries for each domain and for total score - OHRQoL instrument
From: Parental reports of the oral health-related quality of life of children with cerebral palsy
Clinical condition and impairments | n(%) | OS | (± SD) | FL | (± SD) | E-WB | (± SD) | S-WB | (± SD) | FIS | (± SD) | Mean Score | (± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of CP | |||||||||||||
Hemiplegia | 24 (40.0) | 4.3A | 3.0 | 4.5A | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 9.1 |
Diplegia | 16 (26.6) | 4.3A | 3.3 | 4.6A | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 10.1 |
Quadriplegia | 20 (33.4) | 9.7B | 3.7 | 7.8B | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
p – value | <0.001‡ | 0.011† | 0.211† | 0.780† | 0.965† | 0.461‡ | |||||||
Communication ability | |||||||||||||
Normal to mild disability | 33 (55.0) | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 9.31 |
Moderate to severe disability | 27 (45.0) | 8.3 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 22.7 | 15.81 |
p – value | <0.001* | 0.005* | 0.040 § | 0.700 § | 0.061* | 0.006* | |||||||
Gross Motor Function Classification | |||||||||||||
GMFCS I to III | 18 (30.0) | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 15.4 | 9.7 |
GMFCS IV and V | 42 (70.0) | 6.5 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 18.1 | 14.5 |
p – value | 0.205* | 0.166* | 0.531 § | 0.414 § | 0.993 § | 0.486* | |||||||
Seizures | |||||||||||||
Yes | 18 (30.0) | 8.3 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 19.5 | 15.4 |
No | 42 (70.0) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 12.3 |
p – value | 0.006* | 0.062* | 0.849 § | 0.971 § | 0.792 § | 0.401* | |||||||
Severity of Dental Caries | |||||||||||||
Caries free dmf-t/DMF-T = 0 | 27 (45.0) | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9A | 2.5 | 12.3 A | 8.3 |
Low severity dmf-t/DMF-T = 1-2 | 11 (18.3) | 6.3 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1A | 2.9 | 19.5 A | 8.9 |
Moderate severity dmf-t/DMF-T = 3-4 | 12 (20.0) | 6.3 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 A | 2.2 | 19.1 A | 10.2 |
High severity dmf-t/DMF-T ≥ 5 | 10 (16.7) | 5.9 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 7.5 B | 9.3 | 26.3 B | 23.7 |
p - value | 0.987 ‡ | 0.410 ‡ | 0.008 † | 0.144 † | 0.007 ‡ | 0.025 ‡ | |||||||