Oral health-related quality of life of children and teens with sickle cell disease

CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in the negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life between the group with sickle cell disease and the control group. Of the oral alterations, there was a significant difference in the oral health-related quality of life between adolescents with sickle cell disease and controls only in relation to malocclusion. Among the socioeconomic characteristics, only overcrowding was significantly associated with a negative impact on oral health-related quality of life.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia - Category: Hematology Source Type: research