Dental caries-related quality of life and socioeconomic status of preschool children, Bauru, SP
Braz. j. oral sci
;
11(4): 463-468, Oct.-Dec. 2012. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: lil-668673
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To evaluate oral health-related quality of life of preschool children of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil, and associate it with socioeconomic profile of households.Methods:
The sample consisted of 229 preschool children between 3 and 5 years and the dmft (decayed, missing due to caries, filled teeth) index was adopted for assessment childrens dental caries in accordance with the standards recommended by the World Health Organization. Questionnaires were used for evaluation oral health-related quality of life (Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale) and socioeconomic profile of parents or guardians of the preschool children. Statistical analysis was performed descriptively by relative and absolute frequencies and by Spearmans correlation and Kruskal-Wallis test (p <0.05).Results:
A dmft of 1.65 (± 2.87) and a Sic Index 4.88 (± 3.20) werefound, indicating the polarization of dental caries in the studied group. It was verified low influence of oral health on quality of life of the children examined. With respect to socioeconomic classification, 66.38% of families were in the lower middle class. Linear and statistically significant correlation was found between dmft and oral health-related quality of life for the overall score and domains of the questionnaire (p<0.001).Conclusions:
It was found low influence of oral health on quality of life of the preschool children and the assessment of socioeconomic conditions of the childrens families may guide practices aiming to reducing inequalities in the distribution of dental caries in the population.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Oral Health
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Practice guideline
/
Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Univerisidade de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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