Epidemiological survey of oral health status of children under five years-old in Diadema, São Paulo - 2012

Author(s)

Percy Gustavo Tello Meléndez

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia (FO/SDO)
• Defense date: 2015-12-14

Examining board members

Marcelo Jose Strazzeri Bonecker; Jenny Haydeé Abanto Alvarez; Maria Salete Nahas Pires Correa; Luciana Butini Oliveira; Mario César Elías Podestá

• Advisor: Marcelo Jose Strazzeri Bonecker

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, severity and factors associated of Dental Caries (DC), Traumatic Dental Injury (TDI) and Erosive Tooth Wear (ETW) in children the age of five in the municipality of Diadema, São Paulo. Given these data, an additional objective of this study was to investigate the trend of prevalence of these oral health problems and assess the impact that these problems cause on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in preschool children and their parents. Trained and calibrated dentists examined 1215 children aged 1-4 years for DC and TDI, and 839 children aged 3 and 4 years for ETW in 19 Basic Health Units (BHU) of the municipality of Diadema during the first stage of the National Children\'s Vaccination in 2012. For the assessment of DC the Knutson, dmf-t and dmf-s index were used, a modified Andreasen criteria was used for TDI and a modified version of the O\'Brien index for ETW. Furthermore, the occurrence of associated factors was investigated using a structured questionnaire prepared after reviewing the literature. In order to assess OHRQoL, parents or caregivers answered the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). Data were statistically analyzed using Poisson regression (CI 95%) which was necessary to evaluate the associated factors and the OHRQoL of the oral health problems studied. In order to determine the trend of prevalence the Chi-square for trend test was used for a significance level of 5%. In the population studied, it was found that the prevalence of DC, TDI, ETW was 20.3%, 20.1% and 51.3% respectively. Enamel fracture (72.7%) was the most prevalent TDI. ETW lesions were most prevalent in the upper incisors being the most lesions in enamel only (83.3%). The Factors associated with DC were age and having 2 or more children in the family, for TDI the factors were age and presence of anterior open bite and/or increased overjet and for ETW the factors were drinking soft drink or juice more than 3 times a day, keeping the drink in the mouth without swallowing or using baby\'s bottle, report of gastroesophageal reflux and living with the father only. Findings show decreasing, increasing and stationary trends in the prevalence of DC, TDI and ETW respectively. When evaluating the impact on the OHRQoL, it was observed that DC (PR: 3.09; p <0.001) as well the presence of complicated TDI (PR: 2.10; p=0.048) had a negative impact on the OHRQoL. As a result, in the population studied, there is a decreasing in the prevalence of DC, an increasing trend in the prevalence of TDI and a high and stable prevalence of ETW. DC and the presence of complicated TDI were associated with worse OHRQoL of preschool children and their parents or caregivers. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/18412-8 - Epidemiological study on oral health conditions in children under 5 years of age in Diadema - Sao Paulo
• Grantee: Percy Gustavo Tello Melendez
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate