Autor: |
Angela Xavier, Fábio Silva de Carvalho, Roosevelt da Silva Bastos, Magali de Lourdes Caldana, José Roberto de Magalhães Bastos |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2015) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1677-3225 |
DOI: |
10.20396/bjos.v11i4.8641233 |
Popis: |
Aim: To evaluate oral health-related quality of life of preschool children of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil, and associate it with socioeconomic profile of households. Methods: The sample consisted of 229 preschool children between 3 and 5 years and the dmft (decayed, missing due to caries, filled teeth) index was adopted for assessment children’s dental caries in accordance with the standards recommended by the World Health Organization. Questionnaires were used for evaluation oral health-related quality of life (Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale) and socioeconomic profile of parents or guardians of the preschool children. Statistical analysis was performed descriptively by relative and absolute frequencies and by Spearman’s correlation and Kruskal-Wallis test (p |
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