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

Background Few studies assessed the impact of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) and malocclusions on the oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) 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 OHRQoL...

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Published in:International journal of paediatric dentistry 2015-01, Vol.25 (1), p.18-28
Main Authors: Abanto, Jenny, Tello, Gustavo, Bonini, Gabriela Cunha, Oliveira, Luciana Butini, Murakami, Christiana, Bönecker, Marcelo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brazil
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental caries
Dentistry
Facial Injuries - psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Malocclusion - psychology
Mouth - injuries
Preschool children
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trauma
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Summary:Background Few studies assessed the impact of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) and malocclusions on the oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) 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 OHRQoL 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 
ISSN:0960-7439
1365-263X
DOI:10.1111/ipd.12092