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Dental caries-related quality of life and socioeconomic status of preschool children, Bauru, SP
Xavier, Angela; Carvalho, Fábio Silva; Bastos, Roosevelt da Silva; Caldana, Magali de Lourdes; Bastos, José Roberto de Magalhães.
  • Xavier, Angela; s.af
  • Carvalho, Fábio Silva; s.af
  • Bastos, Roosevelt da Silva; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Odontologia. Bauru. BR
  • Caldana, Magali de Lourdes; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Odontologia. Bauru. BR
  • Bastos, José Roberto de Magalhães; Univerisidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Odontologia. Bauru. BR
Braz. j. oral sci ; 11(4): 463-468, Oct.-Dec. 2012. tab
Artigo em Inglês | 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 children’s 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 Spearman’s 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 children’s families may guide practices aiming to reducing inequalities in the distribution of dental caries in the population.
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Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Saúde Bucal / Cárie Dentária Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Criança / Criança, pré-escolar Idioma: Inglês Revista: Braz. j. oral sci Assunto da revista: Odontologia Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Brasil Instituição/País de afiliação: Univerisidade de São Paulo/BR / Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Saúde Bucal / Cárie Dentária Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Criança / Criança, pré-escolar Idioma: Inglês Revista: Braz. j. oral sci Assunto da revista: Odontologia Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Brasil Instituição/País de afiliação: Univerisidade de São Paulo/BR / Universidade de São Paulo/BR