Association of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life with the Longevity of ART-Restorations in Children

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) with the longevity of ART-restorations in children after 18 months. Material and Methods: A longitudinal clinical study with 62 six- to seven-year-old children, both genders, 31 of whom underwent four weeks of oral health education strategy (OHES) followed by ART (GOHES+ART) and the others only ART (GART). The Brazilian short-version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (16-CPQ8-10) was used to evaluate the OHRQoL and the perception of change in oral health was assessed by a single question. Data was analyzed using Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon and Friedman's tests. Results: After 18 months, GOHES+ART reported a greater impairment on OHRQoL, mainly in oral symptoms domain (p<0.05). In this period, greater impairment of oral symptoms was reported in children with failed restorations and with treatment considered to have a minor failure (p<0.05). In inter-group analysis, the GOHES+ART, with 2 to 4 restorations, Class I, of small size, located in the upper arch and with a smaller failure, reported more oral symptoms than the GART. Conclusion: In the long-term, children submitted to OHES followed by ART reported more oral symptoms. Factors such as number, class, size and location of the restorations need to be considered for the implementation of an efficient and effective oral health program, as well as for greater longevity of ART-restorations.

Hospitalização para casos de câncer de boca e faringe no Brasil e Mundo / Hospitalization for cases of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Brazil and World

Objetivo: Avaliar a internação hospitalar por câncer de boca e faringe no Brasil no período de 2008 a 2017. Métodos: Estudo das internações por estas neoplasias registradas no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar disponíveis no DATASUS/MS entre 2008 e 2017. Resultados: Foram registradas 263.556 mil internações por câncer de boca e faringe. O Sudeste apresentou a maior frequência de casos (44,3%). A maior taxa de internação ocorreu no Sul (19,6/100 mil habitantes). As maiores taxas de letalidade encontradas foram no Norte (12,7%) e Sudeste (12,3%). Houve um predomínio de internações em regime privado (53,5%) e em caráter de urgência no Brasil (53,5%). A média de permanência hospitalar foi de 6,4 dias. A taxa de letalidade em caráter de urgência foi maior do que em caráter eletivo. A taxa de internação apresentou tendência decrescente e a taxa de letalidade hospitalar, tendência de incremento de 0,2% a cada ano. A análise de índice de desenvolvimento humano médio e taxa de internação mostrou correlação moderada positiva entre essas variáveis e as regiões do país. Houve maior custo médio em reais por internação hospitalar em caráter eletivo e a região Centro-Oeste obteve maior média de custo financeiro (por guia autorizada) nesta modalidade. Conclusão: Observa-se um elevado número de internações por estes tipos de câncer no Brasil, além de um acentuado custo e alta média de permanência hospitalar, sendo variável entre as regiões do país.

Aim: To analyze hospital admission for oral and pharyngeal cancer in Brazil and regions from 2008 to 2017. Methods: This study analyzed the hospitalizations for this neoplasm registered in the Hospital Information System available in DATASUS/MS between 2008 and 2017. Results: A total of 263,556 hospitalizations were registered. The Southeast presented the highest frequency of cases (44.3%). The highest hospitalization rate occurred in the South (19.6/100 thousand). The highest rates of lethality were found in the North (12.7%) and Southeast (12.3%). There was a predominance of hospitalizations in the private care (53.5%) and emergency care (53.5%) sectors in Brazil. The mean hospital stay was 6.4 days. The case fatality rate was higher than the elective rate. The hospitalization rate declined, and the hospital lethality rate showed a tendency toward an increase of 0.2% per year. The correlation analysis of the average human development index and the hospitalization rates were moderately positive between the variables and the regions of the country. There was a higher average cost in reais for hospital admission on an elective basis, and the Mid-West region obtained a higher average financial cost (per authorized guide) in this modality. Conclusion: It was possible to verify a high number of hospitalizations for these types of cancer in Brazil, in addition to a high cost and average hospital stay, which tend to vary throughout the country.