PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTAL PATIENTS: A METHODOLOGICAL REVIEW AND MAPPING EXERCISE.

Objectives: The most important dental patient-reported outcome (dPRO) is oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) which was commonly based on the following four dimensions: Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact. However, until now, analyses linking dPROSs to the four dimensions have only been done in adults. We therefore examined if the existing dental patient-reported outcome measures (dPROMS) for pediatric patients could also be mapped to these four domains.