Perceived impact of dental pain on the quality of life of children aged 1–3 years and their families.

Autor: Fernandes, I. B., Souto-Souza, D., Primo-Miranda, E. F., Marques, L. S., Ramos-Jorge, M. L., Ramos-Jorge, J.
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Zdroj: European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.); Dec2019, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p557-563, 7p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: Purpose: To evaluate the perceived impact of dental pain on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children aged 1–3 years and their families. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 306 randomly selected preschool and day care children in the city of Diamantina, Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered a questionnaire on socio-demographic information, the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale, their child's general/oral health and the Brazilian version of the Dental Discomfort Questionnaire. The children underwent an oral examination. Descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlations, the Kruskal–Wallis test, Mann–Whitney test and Poisson regression were used to determine associations between the variables (prevalence ratio [PR], α = 5%). Results: The prevalence of dental caries and dental pain was 43.1% and 40.2%, respectively. Dental pain (PR: 1.96, 95% CI 1.52–2.54; p < 0.001), monthly household income (PR: 1.38, 95% CI 1.04–1.83; p = 0.026) and dental caries (PR: 1.06, 95% CI 1.03–1.10; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with the perceived impact on OHRQoL. Conclusions: Dental pain, household income and dental caries were associated with a negative impact on the OHRQoL of children aged 1–3 years and their families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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