Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56086
Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Dental caries are more likely to impact on children's quality of life than malocclusion or traumatic dental injuries
Authors: Milene Aparecida Torres Saar Martins
Fernanda Sardenberg
Cristiane Baccin Bendo Neves
Miriam Pimenta Parreira do Vale
Saul Martins de Paiva
Isabela Almeida Pordeus
Abstract: Aim: To measure the impact of dental caries, malocclusion, and traumatic dental injuries (TDI) on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of Brazilian children. Study design: population-based cross-sectional study. Material and methods: A representative sample of 1,204 8-to-10-year-old children randomly selected from 19 public and private schools in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) was evaluated. The Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT), the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI), and Andreasen’s classification were used by two calibrated examiners to diagnose dental caries, malocclusion, and TDI, respectively. Children were clinically examined at school. The Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for ages 8 to 10 years (CPQ8-10) was used to assess the impact on OHRQoL. Results: There were statistically significant differences (p<0.001) between groups (dental caries, malocclusion, and TDI) in all subscales and the CPQ8-10 total score. The presence of dental caries alone and its association with TDI and malocclusion were associated with all CPQ8-10 subscales (p<0.05). Statistics: the Poisson regression model with a robust variance estimator was utilised for the multivariate analysis. Adjusted prevalence ratios were obtained for the association between oral conditions and the total score on the CPQ8-10 and its subscales. Conclusion: Dental caries seems to be the oral condition most commonly associated with a higher impact on the OHRQoL of Brazilian 8-to-10-year-olds.
Subject: Child
Dental caries
Malocclusion
Quality of life
Tooth injuries
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE ODONTOPEDIATRIA E ORTODONTIA
Rights: Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2018.19.03.5
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56086
Issue Date: Sep-2018
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/dental-caries-are-more-likely-to-impact-on-childrens-quality-of-life-than-malocclusion-or-traumatic-dental-injuries/
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: The European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
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