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Journal Article
Untreated Cavitated Dentine Lesions: Impact on Children’s Quality of Life
2012
Overview
The aim of the present investigation was to assess the impact of dental caries prevalence and the consequences of untreated cavitated dentine lesions on quality of life of 6- and 7-year-old Brazilian children. A total of 826 schoolchildren were assessed using ICDAS and pufa (to score consequences of dental caries on soft tissues) indices. History of extraction and toothache was recorded. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed using the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). A multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between the prevalence of dentine carious lesions, pufa, history of extraction and toothache with the B-ECOHIS scores. A total of 587 questionnaires were analyzed. The prevalence of cavitated dentine lesions and pufa was 74.8 and 26.2%, respectively. Some 21.8% of children reported toothache and 9.2% had had at least one tooth extraction. The chance (OR) for children with cavitated dentine lesions, pufa ≥1, history of extraction and toothache of having higher B-ECOHIS scores than those not affected was 1.90 (95% CI: 1.18–3.06), 6.26 (95% CI: 3.63–10.83), 6.87 (95% CI: 2.75–17.16) and 3.68 (95% CI: 2.12–6.39), respectively. Children’s quality of life was negatively influenced by untreated cavitated dentine lesions and their consequences.
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Subject
/ Child
/ Dental Caries - complications
/ Dental Caries - epidemiology
/ Dental Pulp Exposure - etiology
/ Dental Pulp Exposure - psychology
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Periapical Abscess - etiology
/ Periapical Abscess - psychology
/ Poverty
/ Tooth Extraction - psychology
