Lulwah Alabdulqader
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Lulwah Alabdulqader has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Danah Alhajri
Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Danah Alhammad
Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Fahad Hegazi
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Lama M. Alshamrani
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Nada Alghamdi
Collage of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Sonali Sharma
Biomedical Dental Sciences Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 10 September 2024
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 21 (9) , 1195
Association between Dental Fear and Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between both parental dental fear and children’s dental fear and its impact on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of Saudi children in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data on 93 individuals aged 7–12 years were collected using clinical examination and Arabic-validated questionnaires: the Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form (COHIP-SF19), and the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS). Negative binomial regression analysis was performed to study the association between children’s fear and parental dental fear as well as the OHRQoL, while adjusting for certain confounders. Results: Overall, our multivariate analyses showed that children with high dental fear (CFSS-DS ≥ 38, p = 0.027) and a higher percentage of dental caries (p = 0.013) had a significantly lower OHRQoL after adjusting for clinical and socio-demographic factors. Further, parental fear of dentists was significantly associated with children’s fear of dentists (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that children’s fear and dental caries are both associated with poorer OHRQoL. Further, parental dental fear about dentists was associated with children’s fear of dentists.
- 10 September 2024
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 21 (9) , 1195
Open AccessAssociation between Dental Fear and Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between both parental dental fear and children’s dental fear and its impact on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of Saudi children in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data on 93 individuals aged 7–12 years were collected using clinical examination and Arabic-validated questionnaires: the Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form (COHIP-SF19), and the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS). Negative binomial regression analysis was performed to study the association between children’s fear and parental dental fear as well as the OHRQoL, while adjusting for certain confounders. Results: Overall, our multivariate analyses showed that children with high dental fear (CFSS-DS ≥ 38, p = 0.027) and a higher percentage of dental caries (p = 0.013) had a significantly lower OHRQoL after adjusting for clinical and socio-demographic factors. Further, parental fear of dentists was significantly associated with children’s fear of dentists (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that children’s fear and dental caries are both associated with poorer OHRQoL. Further, parental dental fear about dentists was associated with children’s fear of dentists.