Oral issues and childhood stress in eight-to-ten-year-old schoolchildren: a case-control study.

Autor: Beserra Neto AL; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil., Vieira-Andrade RG; Department of Oral Health for Child and Adolescent, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. raquelvieira.andrade@gmail.com., de Oliveira Junior JK; University Centre Santa Maria, Cajazeiras, PB, Brazil., Pires LPB; University Centre Santa Maria, Cajazeiras, PB, Brazil., Douglas-de-Oliveira DW; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri, Diamantina, MG, Brazil., Ramos-Jorge ML; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri, Diamantina, MG, Brazil., de Melo RLP; School of Psychology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil., Drumond CL; University Centre Santa Maria, Cajazeiras, PB, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical oral investigations [Clin Oral Investig] 2024 Aug 31; Vol. 28 (9), pp. 509. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 31.
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-024-05889-8
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether oral problems, harmful oral habits, and sociodemographic factors are associated with the occurrence of stress in schoolchildren.
Materials and Methods: A case-control study nested within a cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 375 schoolchildren eight to ten years of age in the city of Diamantina, Brazil. The case group (with childhood stress) and control group (without childhood stress) were matched for age and sex at a 1:4 ratio (75 cases to 300 controls). Data collection involved the self-administration of a questionnaire by parents/caregivers addressing sociodemographic characteristics and the child's history of harmful oral habits. The children answered the Child Stress Scale (CSS) and underwent a clinical oral examination to determine the presence/absence of dental caries, malocclusion, and traumatic dental injuries. Data analysis involved the calculation of frequencies, the chi-square test, and conditional logistic regression (95% CI; p ≤ 0.05).
Results: The final adjusted conditional logistic regression model showed that dental caries (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.01 - 3.14, p = 0.044) and biting objects (OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.02 - 3.22, p = 0.041) remained associated with stress in the schoolchildren analysed.
Conclusion: The present results showed that children with dental caries and the habit of biting objects were more likely to have childhood stress.
Clinical Relevance: The study allows paediatric dentists to expand their knowledge with regards to the influence of oral problems and harmful habits on the occurrence of childhood stress and serves as a guide for decision-making related to oral problems in schoolchildren.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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