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- Title
Impact of untreated dental caries on quality of life of preschool children: different stages and activity.
- Authors
Ramos‐Jorge, Joana; Pordeus, Isabela A.; Ramos‐Jorge, Maria L.; Marques, Leandro S.; Paiva, Saul M.
- Abstract
Objective The aim of the present population-based cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between untreated dental caries, considering stages and activity, and the impact on OHRQoL among preschool children and their parents/caregivers. Methods A randomly selected sample of 451 Brazilian preschool children aged three to 5 years underwent a clinical oral examination for the assessment of dental caries using the ICDAS II criteria. Parents/caregivers were asked to answer two questionnaires: one on the OHRQoL of the children ( ECOHIS) and another on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the children and families. Statistical analysis involved descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, Mann-Whitney test and hierarchically adjusted Poisson regression models. Results The prevalence of early childhood caries was 51.2%. The majority of teeth with caries exhibited severe decay (60.6%). Untreated severe decay, such as active lesions within visible dentin ( P < 0.001), extensive active and inactive cavity without pulp exposure or fistula ( P < 0.001 and P = 0.001, respectively), extensive cavity with pulp exposure and absence of fistula ( P = 0.003) and root remnant ( P = 0.002), were associated with a negative impact on quality of life. Conclusion Active and inactive untreated severe carious lesions were associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of preschoolers and their parents/caregivers.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; EDUCATION of mothers; ACADEMIC medical centers; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; DENTAL caries; POISSON distribution; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; U-statistics; WORLD Health Organization; RELATIVE medical risk; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 2014, Vol 42, Issue 4, p311
- ISSN
0301-5661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdoe.12086