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Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a hereditary developmental disorder affecting the enamel of teeth. Affected patients present with tooth hypersensitivity, rapid tooth wear, or fractures of enamel as well as alterations in color and shape, all of which compromise esthetic appearance and masticatory fu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30744129 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj7010017 |
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author | Lundgren, Gunilla Pousette Hasselblad, Tove Johansson, Anna Stigsdotter Johansson, Anna Dahllöf, Göran |
author_facet | Lundgren, Gunilla Pousette Hasselblad, Tove Johansson, Anna Stigsdotter Johansson, Anna Dahllöf, Göran |
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description | Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a hereditary developmental disorder affecting the enamel of teeth. Affected patients present with tooth hypersensitivity, rapid tooth wear, or fractures of enamel as well as alterations in color and shape, all of which compromise esthetic appearance and masticatory function. Chronic conditions in childhood severely impact the whole family, affecting normal family routines and/or increasing the family’s financial burden. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and the impact on daily life of being a parent to a child with severe forms of amelogenesis imperfecta. Parents of children and adolescents with AI participated in an interview with a psychologist. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The parents talked about several concerns about having a child with AI. Four main themes emerged from the interviews: Feelings associated with passing on a hereditary disorder, knowledge decreases stress, unfamiliarity with the diagnosis, and psychosocial stress. In these main categories we identified several subthemes. Feelings associated with passing on a hereditary disorder included the subtheme of guilt/shame; knowledge decreases stress included knowledge about diagnosis in the family and support from dental health care professionals; Unfamiliarity with diagnosis included missed diagnosis, fear of not getting correct treatment, and insufficient pain control; finally, the subtheme Psychosocial stress included fear of child being bullied and emergency dental visits. The findings show that parents of children with severe amelogenesis imperfecta report similar experiences as do parents of children with other chronic and rare diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-64735842019-04-30 Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta Lundgren, Gunilla Pousette Hasselblad, Tove Johansson, Anna Stigsdotter Johansson, Anna Dahllöf, Göran Dent J (Basel) Article Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a hereditary developmental disorder affecting the enamel of teeth. Affected patients present with tooth hypersensitivity, rapid tooth wear, or fractures of enamel as well as alterations in color and shape, all of which compromise esthetic appearance and masticatory function. Chronic conditions in childhood severely impact the whole family, affecting normal family routines and/or increasing the family’s financial burden. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and the impact on daily life of being a parent to a child with severe forms of amelogenesis imperfecta. Parents of children and adolescents with AI participated in an interview with a psychologist. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The parents talked about several concerns about having a child with AI. Four main themes emerged from the interviews: Feelings associated with passing on a hereditary disorder, knowledge decreases stress, unfamiliarity with the diagnosis, and psychosocial stress. In these main categories we identified several subthemes. Feelings associated with passing on a hereditary disorder included the subtheme of guilt/shame; knowledge decreases stress included knowledge about diagnosis in the family and support from dental health care professionals; Unfamiliarity with diagnosis included missed diagnosis, fear of not getting correct treatment, and insufficient pain control; finally, the subtheme Psychosocial stress included fear of child being bullied and emergency dental visits. The findings show that parents of children with severe amelogenesis imperfecta report similar experiences as do parents of children with other chronic and rare diseases. MDPI 2019-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6473584/ /pubmed/30744129 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj7010017 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lundgren, Gunilla Pousette Hasselblad, Tove Johansson, Anna Stigsdotter Johansson, Anna Dahllöf, Göran Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title | Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title_full | Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title_fullStr | Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title_short | Experiences of Being a Parent to a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
title_sort | experiences of being a parent to a child with amelogenesis imperfecta |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30744129 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj7010017 |
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