Martins-Junior, P.A. (2017) Dental treatment under general anaesthetic and children's oral health-related quality of life. Evidence-Based Dentistry, 18 (3). pp. 68-69. ISSN 1462-0049
Abstract
Data sources Medline, Scopus and the Web of Science.
Study selection Studies conducted in children under 16 undergoing general anaesthesia having change in oral health-related quality of life were considered. Selection was undertaken by two reviewers independently.
Data extraction and synthesis Data abstraction was undertaken independently by three groups of two reviewers – discrepancies were resolved by discussion. Study quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Studies of Diverse Design (QATSDD).
Results Twenty studies were included; there were 18 prospective studies, one randomised trial and one secondary analysis study. Most studies used a pre-test–post-test design and all but one used proxy measures of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). All of the studies reported improved OHRQoL overall. However, results suggested that some aspects of OHRQoL may worsen.
Conclusions Heterogeneity of included papers limited the conclusions which could be drawn. Treatment under GA appears to result in overall improvements in proxy-reported OHRQoL; however, there is a need for further high-quality studies employing validated, child-reported measures of OHRQoL.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Nature Publishing Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Evidence-Based Dentistry. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2018 11:31 |
Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2018 00:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6401249 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401249 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128249 |