TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Impact of traumatic dental injury on the quality of life of Brazilian preschool children
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Siqueira, Maria Betânia Lins Dantas
A1  - Firmino, Ramon Targino
A1  - Clementino, Marayza A.
A1  - Martins, Carolina C.
A1  - Granville-Garcia, Ana F.
A1  - Paiva, Saul M.
SP  - 6422
EP  - 6441
VL  - 10
IS  - 12
N2  - This study aimed to assess the impact of traumatic dental injury (TDI) on the quality of life of preschoolers and their families. A cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 814 children, aged three to five years old, in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/caregivers were asked to complete the Brazilian Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale and a questionnaire on socio-demographic data. Oral examinations of the children were performed by three previously calibrated dentists. Bivariate and multiple Poisson regression analyses were performed (α = 5%). The prevalence of negative impact from oral conditions on quality of life was 31.1% among the children and 24.7% among the families. TDI was not associated with a negative impact on quality of life. Parent/caregiver's assessment of the child's oral health (PR = 1.210; 95% CI: 1.027-1.426) and history of toothache (PR = 4.997; 95% CI: 2.943-8.493) remained in the final model for the child section, whereas only a history of toothache (PR = 2.791; 95% CI: 1.801-4.325) remained in the final model for the family section. TDI exerted no negative impact on quality of life in the present sample. A history of toothache was the only variable associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of the preschoolers and their families.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10126422
ID  - ref1
ER  -