PMID- 33511823 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Oral Health Prev Dent JT - Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry IS - 1757-9996 (Electronic) IP - 1 VI - 19 PST - epublish DP - 2021 PG - 93-99 LA - en TI - Impact of Silver Diamine Fluoride Therapy on Oral Health-related Quality of Life of Uncooperative Preschool Children: A Prospective Study LID - 10.3290/j.ohpd.b927709 [doi] FAU - Renugalakshmi, Apathsakayan AU - Renugalakshmi A FAU - Vinothkumar, Thilla Sekar AU - Vinothkumar T FAU - Hakami, Fatimah Balqasim AU - Hakami F FAU - Salem, Ruba Mohammed AU - Salem R FAU - Qadri, Amnah Ali AU - Qadri A FAU - Harbosh, Zahra Mohammed AU - Harbosh Z FAU - Hakami, Zaki AU - Hakami Z CN - OT - children OT - dental caries OT - mothers OT - silver diamine fluoride OT - quality of life AB - Purpose: Preschool children with early childhood caries (ECC) frequently exhibit extreme dental anxiety and fear, posing a considerable challenge to paediatric dentists for their treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of uncooperative preschool children using an Arabic version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (A-ECOHIS). Materials and Methods: A pre-validated A-ECOHIS was used to assess the sensitivity and responsiveness. Fiftyone children, uncooperative with conventional dental care, underwent SDF treatment; their mothers answered the A-ECOHIS before and 4 weeks after treatment. Based on the global transition rating (GTR), the mothers rated their child’s oral health condition following SDF treatment. Results: SDF effectively arrested caries after 4 weeks in all children. There was a statistically significant reduction in mean scores of the total A-ECOHIS, child impact scale and family impact scores at follow-up (Wilcoxon signedrank test; p ˂ 0.001). There were statistically significant changes in the mean GTR of children’s oral health. Conclusions: A-ECOHIS was sensitive and responsive to SDF treatment. SDF statistically significantly improved the OHRQoL of uncooperative preschool children. AID - 927709