Impact of dental caries on quality of life of adolescents according to access to oral health services: a cross sectional study

Autor: Angela Xavier, Érica Silva de Carvalho, Roosevelt da Silva Bastos, Magali de Lourdes Caldana, Patrícia Ribeiro Mattar Damiance, José Roberto de Magalhães Bastos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1677-3225
DOI: 10.20396/bjos.v15i1.8647090
Popis: Aim: This study presents the prevalence of dental caries and its relation to the quality of life of adolescents according to the access to dental health services. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-six adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age participated in the study; they were all enrolled in public schools in a countryside municipality of the São Paulo State. Data related to dental caries were evaluated by the DMFT Index, and OHIP-14 was used for evaluating the quality of life. Mann Whitney and Spearmann correlation tests were also used (p
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