Table 1.
Itemwise Comparison of Quality of Life Scores as perceived by Parents.
| SN | Item | Cases (n = 100) |
Controls (n = 100) |
Statistical significance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Md | Mean | SD | Md | ‘z’ | ‘p’ | ||
| 1. | Difficulty in chewing | 2.92 | 1.47 | 4 | 1.05 | 0.22 | 1 | 9.98 | <0.001 |
| 2. | Difficulty in biting | 3.03 | 1.39 | 3 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 1 | 11.32 | <0.001 |
| 3. | Sensitivity to hot and cold | 3.07 | 1.17 | 3 | 1.09 | 0.29 | 1 | 11.25 | <0.001 |
| 4. | Sensitivity to sweet food | 2.67 | 1.17 | 2 | 1.07 | 0.26 | 1 | 10.81 | <0.001 |
| 4. | Toothache or pain now | 3.50 | 1.27 | 4 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 1 | 11.64 | <0.001 |
| 6. | Toothache resulting into night awakening | 2.98 | 1.46 | 2 | 1.17 | 0.38 | 1 | 9.90 | <0.001 |
| 7. | Happy with his/her teeth (reversed) | 3.46 | 1.10 | 4 | 1.12 | 0.33 | 1 | 12.08 | <0.001 |
| 8. | Complains about teeth | 3.44 | 1.22 | 4 | 1.05 | 0.22 | 1 | 11.91 | <0.001 |
| 9. | Barrier in playing | 2.51 | 1.16 | 2 | 1.01 | 0.10 | 1 | 10.99 | <0.001 |
| 10. | Barrier in school learning | 2.33 | 1.21 | 2 | 1.04 | 0.32 | 1 | 9.99 | <0.001 |
| 11. | Affects financially | 2.89 | 1.46 | 3 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 1 | 10.08 | <0.001 |
| 12. | Affects family work | 2.91 | 1.56 | 3 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 1 | 9.85 | <0.001 |
Md = Median; Higher scores depict poorer quality of life.The responses were given on a 5-point rating scale ranging from 1=“disagree strongly” to 5=“agree strongly. ”The responses to the question “My child is happy with his/her teeth” were reversed to achieve unidirectional.