Evaluation of Pediatric Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life score in children with traumatic dental avulsion injury: A Questionnaire‐Based Cross‐Sectional survey

Background/Aim Dental avulsion injury, being one of the traumatic dental injuries, has negative impacts on children's life quality. This study aims to evaluate the Pediatric Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life (POQL) scores of children with dental avulsion history from their perspective. Materials and Methods The population of this cross‐sectional study comprises 40 patients, aged between 8 and 14, who have a history of dental avulsion, in comparison to 40 other healthy peers. A questionnaire including general questions (such as age, gender, loss of tooth due to dental avulsion, malocclusion) and POQL instrument, with subscales including physical function, social function, emotional function, and role function, were completed by these children. Mann–Whitney U‐test is used when comparing the POQL scores. Results The social scores (median: 47, interquartile range [IQR]: 17–95) and total score percentages (median: 30, IQR: 14–40) of children with a history of avulsion were higher than those of their healthy peers (p