Crianças e adolescentes com mucopolissacaridoses: saúde bucal e senso de coerência materno

Abstract

Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are a group of inherited diseases caused by enzyme inadequacy of lysosomes, responsible for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAG). Sense of Coherence (SOC) is a theoretical construct used to understand why some people fall ill after the occurance of a stressful situation and some not .This study aimed to assess the association between the presence of MPS in children/adolescents and the mothers sense of coherence (SOC), as well as the association between mothers SOC and the oral health status of children/adolescents with and without MPS. A paired cross-sectional study was carried out with a convenience sample of 29 children/adolescents with MPS and 29 children/adolescents without MPS, with age ranging from of 3 to 21 years, and their mothers. They were individually matched by sex and age. Data was collected at a clinic of the School of Dentistry of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, in the city of Belo Horizonte, in the southeast of Brazil. Mothers who agreed to participate completed the Antonovskys SOC instrument (SOC-13) and had their childs oral cavity examined for caries experience, oral hygiene, developmental defects of enamel, and occlusal problems. This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. The children/adolescents with and without MPS and their mothers were selected in a university hospital. Mothers of children with MPS had lower SOC values [mean: 33.3 (+4.0)/median: 32.0] compared with mothers of children without MPS [mean: 36.9 (+4.5) /median: 37.0] (p<0.001). In the group of children/adolescents with MPS, the mother's SOC values were lower for those children with one or more decayed teeth [31.5 (+3.2)] than for those children/adolescents without decayed teeth [35.7 (+3.8)] (p=0.004). Mother´s SOC values in the group with MPS were lower for those children/adolescents with one or more missing teeth [30.2 (+0.9)] than for those children/adolescents identified without missing teeth [33.8 (+4.1)] (p=0.046). Mothers of children with MPS had lower mother's SOC values. Mother´s of children/adolescents with MPS and dental caries and/or missing teeth had SOC lower values. The study of Mother´s SOC and oral health status of children/adolescents with MPS allows an appropriate approach to the families, especially mothers, and the health professionals who assist them, leading to a better quality of life for these population.