Merve Serme

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

Publications

  • Research   
    Investigation of Oral Health-related Quality of Life and Effectiveness of Oral Health Training Given in Children Treated in the Pediatric Hematology Clinic
    Author(s): Merve Serme, Gülsüm Duruk* and Arzu Akyay

    Objective: Treatment of childhood cancers causes many oral complications in children. In addition, oral health is often neglected in these patients. This study aimed to investigate the OHRQoL and the effectiveness of oral health training (OHT) in pediatric patients with cancer treated in the pediatric hematology clinic. Methods: Twenty-nine patients and their parents participated in this study. The patients were divided into two groups, the outpatient treatment group (group-1) and the inpatient treatment group (group-2). A questionnaire was administered to the parents about the families’ sociodemographic and medical status and children’s oral health behavior. In addition, the OHRQoL with Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale and Dental Neglect Scale were evaluated for each patient. Oral examination findings of gingival (GI, PI, OHI-S) and dental (dmft, dmfs, ds, pufa, C.. Read More»

    Abstract HTML PDF