Impact of traumatic dental injuries and malocclusions on quality of life of preschool children: a population-based study

Author(s)

Abanto, Jenny ^{[1, 2]} ; Tello, Gustavo ^{[1, 2]} ; Bonini, Gabriela Cunha ^[3] ; Oliveira, Luciana Butini ^[3] ; Murakami, Christiana ^{[1, 2]} ; Boenecker, Marcelo ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent, Dept Pediat Dent, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent, Dept Orthodont, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Sao Leopoldo Mand Sch Dent, Dept Pediat Dent, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry; v. 25, n. 1, p. 18-28, JAN 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 29

Abstract

BackgroundFew studies assessed the impact of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) and malocclusions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children. AimTo assess the impact of the presence of TDI and malocclusions, as well as its severity and types, respectively, on the OHRQoL of preschool children. DesignThe study was conducted in 1215 children aged 1-4years old who attended the National Day of Children Vaccination in Diadema, Brazil. Parents answered the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS) and socio-demographic conditions. Calibrated dental examiners performed the oral examinations for TDI and malocclusions. Poisson regression models adjusted by dental caries associated the clinical and socio-demographic conditions with the outcome. ResultsThe multivariate adjusted models showed associations between some individual domains of the B-ECOHIS and clinical and socio-demographic conditions (P<0.05). The severity of TDI showed a negative impact on the symptoms domain and self-image/social interaction domain (P<0.05). Children with complicated TDI were more likely to experience a negative impact on total B-ECOHIS scores (PR=2.10; P=0.048). ConclusionsThe presence of complicated TDI and dental caries were associated with worse OHRQoL of Brazilian preschool children, whereas malocclusions do not. (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
• FAPESP's process: 13/10330-8 - CONSERVATIVE VERSUS NON-CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE DENTAL CARIES IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND ITS IMPACT ON ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES, SPACE LOSS AND ANXIETY: RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
• Grantee: Jenny Haydee Abanto Alvarez
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 12/00944-6 - Oral health conditions in children under 5 years of age in Diadema (SP) between 1997 and 2012
• Grantee: Marcelo Jose Strazzeri Bönecker
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants