2.2 Data Collection
Demographic (age, gender, and parental education status), Early
Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and QoL data were evaluated.
The dentition period and dental occlusion status were determined by an
intraoral examination, and the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth
(DMFT/dmft) index was applied along with the Simplified Oral Hygiene
Index (SOHI).
2.3 SOHI: Six teeth, considered representative of all anterior
and posterior teeth, were evaluated (numbers 16, 26, 11, 31, 36, and
46). The facial surfaces of teeth 16, 26, 11, and 31, and the lingual
surfaces of teeth 36–46, were also evaluated. After obtaining debris
and calculus scores on a 4-point (0–3) scale, the SOHI was
administered.
2.4 DMFT index: The decayed, filled, and lost teeth of the
participants were identified, and the data were recorded based on the
DMFT/dmft scale (DT: decayed teeth, MT: lost teeth, FT: filled teeth,
dt: decayed primary teeth, mt: lost primary teeth, ft: filled primary
teeth).
2.5 ECOHIS-T: This scale consists of 13 questions answered
using 4-point Likert scales (14). The data were recorded by a single
pedodontist. The first nine and final four questions comprise the child
impact scale (CIS) and family impact scale (FIS), respectively. The CIS
covers four domains and the FIS two domains. The CIS includes one
question on symptoms, four on function, two on psychological processes,
one on self-perception, and one on social communication. The FIS
consists of two questions each on parental distress and family function.
Each question is scored between 0 and 5; total scores therefore range
between 0 and 52 (0–36 CIS and 0–16 for FIS) (15).