Developmental enamel defects and their impact on child oral health-related quality of life
Braz. oral res
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25(6): 531-537, Nov.-Dec. 2011. ilus, tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-608022
ABSTRACT
This cross-sectional study assessed the impact of Developmental Enamel Defects (DED) on Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL). A sample of 944 11- to 14-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined for the prevalence and severity of DED. The children completed the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), and socioeconomic status was also collected using a questionnaire. Poisson regression models were used to assess the association between DED and overall and domain-specific CPQ11-14 scores. The prevalence of DED was 19.7 percent. In general, children with DED did not indicate any decrease in self-perception. However, this condition was associated with an impact on the functional limitation domain. The presence of DED may cause negative impacts on a child's perception of oral health and on their daily performance.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Tooth Diseases
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Oral Health
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Dental Enamel
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. oral res
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Pelotas/BR
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/BR
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