Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES
Volume 123, Issue 2, Pages 88-95Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/eos.12166
Keywords
dental caries; preschool children; quality of life
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- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- State of Minas Gerais Research Foundation (FAPEMIG), Brazil
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries on the quality of life of preschool children and their parents/caretakers, with an emphasis on the type of tooth and stage of progression. A randomly selected sample of preschool children, 3-5yrs of age, underwent an oral examination for the assessment of dental caries using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS II) criteria. Parents/caretakers answered two questionnaires, one on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the child [the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS)], and the other on the socio-economic characteristics of the family. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U-test, and Poisson regression. A total of 451 preschool children participated in the study. The majority of carious lesions exhibited severe decay (60.6%) and were found in both anterior (incisors/canines) and posterior (molars) teeth. The final Poisson model revealednegative impacts on quality of lifefrom more advanced stages of dental caries, both in incisors/canines and molars. Child's age and household income were also associated with impact on quality of life.Carious lesions in more advanced stages of progression in anterior and posterior teeth were associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of preschool children.
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