PMID: 16512110Mar 4, 2006Paper

Dental discomfort questionnaire for young children before and after treatment

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
J VerslootJ Hoogstraten

Abstract

To present a follow-up using the Dental Discomfort Questionnaire (DDQ) before and after the treatment of children, under the assumption that the number of toothache-related behaviors diminishes as a result of treatment, and to see whether this effect is related to the site of the carious teeth or to the treatment itself. Sixty-one parents completed the DDQ before and after the treatment of their child, aged between 30 and 59 months. The available dental records were used to assess the status of the caries and the consecutive treatment. Overall, there was a significant decrease in the average number of post-treatment behaviors displayed by children. However, children with extractions during treatment or children with caries in their front teeth did not change their behavior. These children continued to have difficulty with chewing and biting. The dental treatment of children leads to reduced toothache-related behaviors. Our study showed the DDQ to be a useful instrument for acquiring insight into the behavioral aspects of young children as a consequence of toothache or dental treatment, thereby underlining the importance of a behavioral approach in young children.

Citations

Dec 5, 2006·European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry : Official Journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry·J VerslootJ Hoogstraten
Feb 2, 2011·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry·Bin XiaLi-Hong Ge
Oct 18, 2011·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry·Wanda N Gaynor, W Murray Thomson
Feb 7, 2015·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·Anelise DaherLuciane R Costa
Mar 7, 2014·Health and Quality of Life Outcomes·Anelise DaherLuciane Rezende Costa
Dec 23, 2009·Brazilian Oral Research·Paula Cristina Brolezi de SousaThiago Machado Ardenghi
Sep 25, 2018·Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry·Izabella Barbosa FernandesMaria LetIcia Ramos-Jorge
Jan 5, 2020·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry·Patricia Kochany FelipakJosé Vitor Nogara Borges Menezes
Mar 21, 2012·The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice·Mariya R BohariBijle Mohammed Nadeem Ahmed
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry·Jessica S Y KhongCatherine H L Hong

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