Dental caries, but not malocclusion or developmental defects, negatively impacts preschoolers’ quality of life

Autor: Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-Andrade, Patrícia Corrêa-Faria, Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior, Suzane Paixão-Gonçalves, Saul Martins Paiva, Leandro Silva Marques, Maria Letícia Ramos-Jorge
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 26:211-219
ISSN: 0960-7439
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12190
Popis: Background Oral diseases can negatively influence the quality of life causing harm in the development of routine activities, child development and their well-being. Aim To investigate the impact of dental caries, malocclusion and developmental defects of enamel (DDE) on the oral health-related quality of life of preschool children and their parents. Design A cross-sectional study was carried out with 646 children aged 2–6 years in Diamantina, Brazil. Calibrated dental examiners performed the oral examinations. Parents answered the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS) and a questionnaire on socio-economic indicators. Statistical analyses involved the chi-square test and Poisson regression. Results Malocclusion and DDE did not cause a negative impact on the children's quality of life. Children with dental caries (PR: 1.92; 95%CI: 1.56–2.35) and those aged 5 (PR: 1.51; 95%CI: 1.13–2.02) and 6 years (PR: 1.51; 95%CI: 1.02–2.23) were more likely to have a negative quality of life impact on the total B-ECOHIS. Conclusions Dental caries was associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of children. Malocclusion and DDE did not cause a negative impact on the children's quality of life. Older children had higher frequency of negative impact on OHRQoL.
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