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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Avila, Viviana
• Díaz-Báez, David
• Beltrán, Edgar O.
• Castellanos, Jaime
• Martignon, Stefania

Titel

Validation of an erosive tooth wear risk factors questionnaire for adolescents

Ist Teil von

• Clinical oral investigations, 2022-04, Vol.26 (4), p.3573-3584

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

springer (창간호~2014)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective To validate a questionnaire for the identification of factors associated with erosive tooth wear (ETW) in adolescents. Materials and methods Based on previous questionnaires, a 73-question instrument was designed (four domains: socio-demographics, general/oral health history, diet and oral care habits). Content validity was assessed by five external experts, and the questions’ understandability was evaluated in a pilot study (10 adolescents). Three internal experts agreed on modifications. Construct validity was assessed after the resulting questionnaire was applied to 454 12- to 15-year olds from Bogotá (Colombia). Statistical analyses included exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results After the content validation, 52% of the questions were excluded and remaining 38 questions were adjusted. Construct validation: The EFA resulted in the regrouping of questions into the three remaining domains (KMO = 0.68; Bartlett’s test: p  < 0.001). Internal consistency was good (general questionnaire Cronbach’s α = 0.67; individual factors’ Cronbach’s α = 0.30–0.69; ICC = 0.39–0.62; p  < 0.001), and the model showed satisfactory fit. CFA showed good convergent and discriminatory validity suggesting the elimination of 14 additional questions (χ 2  = 238.518; p  > 0.086; CFI = 0.96; TLI = 0.95; RMSEA = 0.017; PRATIO = 0.76). The final validated questionnaire comprised 24 questions (general/oral health history: n  = 5; dietary habits: n  = 15; oral care habits: n  = 4). Conclusion The validation of the ETW questionnaire for adolescents was satisfactory and resulted in a short applicable questionnaire version. Clinical relevance This study achieved a satisfactorily validated, short, and applicable questionnaire for assessing erosive tooth wear risk factors in adolescents, recommended for the clinical practice, research, and epidemiology.