From: Impact of primary dentition malocclusion on the oral health-related quality of life in preschoolers
Question | Never | Hardly ever | Occasionally | Often | Very often | Don’t know | ||||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Child impact | ||||||||||||
Related pain | 765 | 72.9 | 112 | 10.7 | 133 | 12.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 25 | 2.4 |
Had difficulty drinking hot or cold beverages | 920 | 87.6 | 44 | 4.2 | 51 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 23 | 2.2 |
Had difficulty eating some foods | 908 | 86.5 | 45 | 4.3 | 71 | 6.8 | 6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.1 |
Had difficulty pronouncing words | 887 | 84.5 | 28 | 2.7 | 51 | 4.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 60 | 5.7 |
Missed preschool, day care or school | 939 | 89.4 | 45 | 4.3 | 57 | 5.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
Had trouble sleeping | 942 | 89.7 | 35 | 3.3 | 43 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.4 | 14 | 1.3 |
Been irritable or frustrated | 880 | 83.8 | 59 | 5.6 | 77 | 7.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.9 |
Avoided smiling or laughing | 1010 | 96.2 | 13 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.7 |
Avoided talking | 1005 | 95.7 | 19 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 |
Family impact | ||||||||||||
Been upset | 837 | 79.7 | 38 | 3.6 | 127 | 12.1 | 20 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.7 |
Felt guilty | 811 | 77.2 | 39 | 3.7 | 116 | 11.0 | 25 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.7 |
Taken time off work | 918 | 87.4 | 37 | 3.5 | 77 | 7.3 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.5 |
Financial impact | 932 | 88.8 | 27 | 2.6 | 64 | 6.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.7 |