Dental caries-related quality of life and socioeconomic status of preschool children, Bauru, SP


Autoria(s): Xavier, Angela; Carvalho, Fábio Silva de; Bastos, Roosevelt da Silva; Caldana, Magali de Lourdes; Bastos, José Roberto de Magalhães
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

04/11/2013

04/11/2013

2012

Resumo

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) were found, 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.

Identificador

Braz. J. Oral Sci.,v.11,n.4,p.463-468,2012

1677-3225

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/40118

10.1590/S1677-32252012000400007

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Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP

Relação

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #quality of life #dental caries #oral health
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article

original article