Pediatric patients' reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions.
Katrin BekesMike T JohnKsenija Rener-SitarMohammad H Al-HarthyAmbra MichelottiDaniel R ReissmannJulijana NikolovskaSahityaveera SanivarapuFolake B LawalThomas ListSanja Peršić KiršićLjiljana StrajnićRodrigo CasassusKazuyoshi BabaMartin SchimmelAma AmuasiRuwan D JayasingheSanela Strujić-PorovićChristopher C PeckHan XieKarina Haugaard BendixenMiguel Angel Simancas-PallaresEka Perez-FrancoMohammad Mehdi Naghibi SistaniPatricia ValerioNatalia LetunovaNazik NurelhudaDavid W BartlettIkeoluwa A OluwafemiSaloua DghoughiJoao N A R FerreiraPathamas ChantaracherdStella SekulićPublished in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2021)
The study revealed the four fundamental components of dental patients, i.e., the four OHRQoL dimensions (Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact) are also applicable for pediatric patients, regardless of whether they have current or future oral health concerns, and should be considered when measuring OHRQoL in the pediatric dental patient population.