title: Impact of oral conditions on the quality of life of secondary schoolchildren in Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Oral health problems have been increasingly recognized as important factors causing a negative impact on daily performance and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of tooth extraction with no replacement, untreated fractured anterior teeth,  malocclusion, dental restorations, and orthodontic braces on the quality of life in Nigerian schoolchildren.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 197 9- to 17-year-old schoolchildren completed the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) index/questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students who had tooth extraction  with no replacement and untreated fractured incisors had significantly higher mean OHIP scores for functional limitations, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical, psychological, and social disabilities, and handicaps (P<.001) when compared to other groups and the control.  The mean OHIP scores of students with features of malocclusion were significantly higher for functional limitations, psychological discomfort, and psychological disability compared to the control group (P<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Untreated dental problems had some negative  impact on the quality of life on the 7 subscales of the OHIP.
authors: Department of Child Dental Health, the School of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ilé-Ifé, Osun State, Nigeria. elioziegbe@yahoo.com
authors: Elizabeth O
authors: EO
authors: Oziegbe
authors: Temitope A
authors: TA
authors: Esan
authors: Bola A
authors: BA
authors: Adesina
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000523:psychology; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D009549:Nigeria; D009909:Oral Health; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000523:psychology; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000523:psychology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000523:psychology; D014098:Toothache / Q000523:psychology