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- Title
Impact of dental caries on quality of life among preschool children: emphasis on the type of tooth and stages of progression.
- Authors
Ramos‐Jorge, Joana; Alencar, Bruna Mota; Pordeus, Isabela Almeida; Soares, Maria Eliza da Consolação; Marques, Leandro Silva; Ramos‐Jorge, Maria Letícia; Paiva, Saul Martins
- Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries on the quality of life of preschool children and their parents/caretakers, with an emphasis on the type of tooth and stage of progression. A randomly selected sample of preschool children, 3-5 yrs of age, underwent an oral examination for the assessment of dental caries using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS II) criteria. Parents/caretakers answered two questionnaires, one on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the child [the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS)], and the other on the socio-economic characteristics of the family. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U-test, and Poisson regression. A total of 451 preschool children participated in the study. The majority of carious lesions exhibited severe decay (60.6%) and were found in both anterior (incisors/canines) and posterior (molars) teeth. The final Poisson model revealed negative impacts on quality of life from more advanced stages of dental caries, both in incisors/canines and molars. Child's age and household income were also associated with impact on quality of life. Carious lesions in more advanced stages of progression in anterior and posterior teeth were associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of preschool children.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; DENTAL caries; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; POISSON distribution; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015, Vol 123, Issue 2, p88
- ISSN
0909-8836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/eos.12166