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Impact of traumatic dental injuries and malocclusions on quality of life of preschool children: a population‐based study
Author(s) -
Abanto Jenny,
Tello Gustavo,
Bonini Gabriela Cunha,
Oliveira Luciana Butini,
Murakami Christiana,
Bönecker Marcelo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12092
Subject(s) - medicine , poisson regression , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , early childhood , population , pediatrics , dentistry , environmental health , psychology , developmental psychology , nursing
Background Few studies assessed the impact of traumatic dental injuries ( TDI ) and malocclusions on the oral health‐related quality of life ( OHRQ oL) in preschool children. Aim To assess the impact of the presence of TDI and malocclusions, as well as its severity and types, respectively, on the OHRQ oL of preschool children. Design The study was conducted in 1215 children aged 1–4 years 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. Results The 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). Conclusions The presence of complicated TDI and dental caries were associated with worse OHRQ oL of Brazilian preschool children, whereas malocclusions do not.