Assessment of the impact of toothache, untreated caries and its consequences on the quality of life among poor Brazilian children
| Autor: | Valdeci Elias dos Santos-Júnior, José Cláudio Santos Costa, Gabriela Freire Alves, Maria Clara Calvancati Campêlo, Renata Matos Lamenha Lins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia - UPF. 25:88-95 |
| ISSN: | 2318-843X 1413-4012 |
| DOI: | 10.5335/rfo.v25i1.10236 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To evaluate the impact of dental pain and the consequences of untreated dental caries on the quality of life in children of low social-economic status aged from 8 to 10 years old. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 230 children were submitted to a clinical examination in which the caries-pufa ratio was measured, afterward, they answered to two questionnaires: one about their quality of life (CPQ8-10) and the other about dental pain. Data were statistically analyzed through Chi-square, Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis tests to evaluate the association between the variables with impact on children’s OHRQoL. To establish the existence of risk factors among variables and impact on OHRQoL a Poisson Regression model was applied. Results: Dental caries (p = 0.003; PR 2.39; 95% CI 1.04–1.56), severity of untreated caries (p = 0.008; PR 2.86; 95% CI 1.13–2.00), toothache (p < 0.001; PR 2.31; 95% CI 1.64–3.27) and PUFA + pufa index (p < 0.023; PR 2.68; 95% CI 1.10–1.87) were associated with and were a predictor factor for impact on overall OHRQoL. All of these variables also had an effect over the social welfare subscale (p ≤ 0.001), whereas caries presence was also statistically linked with the emotional wellbeing subscale (p = 0.008) and dental pain with all four subscales (p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: Untreated dental caries’ clinical consequences and dental pain exerted a negative influence on the quality of life of schoolchildren analyzed. |
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