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. 2015 Dec 10:13:197.
doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0393-3.

Oral health-related quality of life before and after crown therapy in young patients with amelogenesis imperfecta

Gunilla Pousette Lundgren  1   2 , Agneta Karsten  3 , Göran Dahllöf  4
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Oral health-related quality of life before and after crown therapy in young patients with amelogenesis imperfecta

Gunilla Pousette Lundgren et al. Health Qual Life Outcomes. .

Abstract

Background: Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a rare, genetically determined defect in enamel mineralization associated with poor esthetics and dental sensitivity. Because the condition is associated with negative social outcomes, this study evaluated oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), dental fear, and dental beliefs before and after early prosthetic crown therapy for AI during adolescence.

Methods: The study included 69 patients with AI, aged 6-25 yr: 33 males and 36 females (mean age 14.5 ± 4.3); healthy controls (n = 80), patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP; n = 30), and patients with molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH; n = 39). All matched in age and gender, and all but the CLP group insocioeconomic area. Patients completed three questionnaires measuring OHRQoL (OHIP-14), dental fear (CFSS-DS), and dental beliefs (DBS-R). Twenty-six patients with severe AI between ages 9 and 22 yr received crown therapy and completed the questionnaires twice: before and after therapy.

Results: OHIP-14 scores were significantly higher among patients with AI (7.0 ± 6.7), MIH (6.8 ± 7.6) and CLP (13.6 ± 12.1) than healthy controls (1.4 ± 2.4) (p < 0.001). After crown therapy, quality of life problems in the 26 patients with severe AI decreased significantly, from 7.8 ± 6.1 to 3.0 ± 4.8 (p < 0.001). Early prosthetic therapy did not increase dental fear or negative attitudes toward dental treatment.

Conclusions: OHRQoL increased after early crown therapy in patients with severe AI. Therapy did not increase dental fear or negative attitudes toward dental treatment.

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Hypoplastic form of AI before a and after b crown therapy and hypomineralized/ hypomaturized form of AI before c and after d crown therapy
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Age of patients with AI in crown group and no crown group
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Number of crowns made in each patient and type of AI
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The distribution of improvement in OHIP-14 scores after crown therapy
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