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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Piracicaba Dental School - UNICAMP
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Vol. 11, No. 4, 2012, pp. 463-468
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Bioline Code: os12052
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2012, pp. 463-468
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Dental caries-related quality of life and socioeconomic status of preschool children, Bauru, SP
Xavier, Angela; de Carvalho, Fábio Silva; Bastos, Roosevelt da Silva; Caldana, Magali de Lourdes & Bastos, José Roberto de Magalhães
Abstract
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.
Keywords
quality of life, dental caries, oral health
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