Impact of oral conditions on the quality of life of adolescents in a rural area of Brazil.

Autor:	Roque TV; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Saúde Oral da Criança e do Adolescente. Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Magnani IQ; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Saúde Oral da Criança e do Adolescente. Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Paiva SM; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Saúde Oral da Criança e do Adolescente. Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Abreu LG; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Saúde Oral da Criança e do Adolescente. Belo Horizonte, Brasil. lucasgabreu01@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL [Acta Odontol Latinoam] 2021 Apr 01; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 81-87.
DOI:	10.54589/aol.34/1/081
Abstrakt:	The aim of this study was to assess the impact of oral conditions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of early adolescents aged 11 to 14 years in the rural population of a Brazilian municipality. Adolescents attending public schools in the municipality participated in the study. OHRQoL was measured using the short Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14) with four domains: oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional wellbeing and social wellbeing. A higher score indicates a more negative perception of the adolescent regarding his/her OHRQoL. Oral conditions such as dental caries, malocclusion and dental trauma were evaluated using DMTF index, Dental Aesthetics Index (DAI) and Andreasen criteria, respectively. The variables sex and age, number of siblings, parents' schooling, family monthly income, number of times of tooth-brushing/day and visits to the dentist/year were also evaluated. Descriptive analysis and regression models were performed. Of the 202 participants, 94 (46.5%) were female and 108 (53.5%) were male. Adolescents from low-income families (p=0.042) and with more severe malocclusion (p=0.037) scored higher in the CPQ11-14. Those with severe malocclusion scored higher in the emotional wellbeing domain (p=0.009). Females scored higher than males in the oral symptoms domain (p=0.002). Adolescents from low-income families scored higher in the social wellbeing domain (p=0.006). Malocclusion negatively affected the OHRQoL of adolescents from a Brazilian rural area, mainly regarding emotional wellbeing. Negative repercussions were also observed among females and adolescents whose families had lower income. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article (Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Odontológica.)
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