Impact of Traumatic Dental Injury on the Quality of Life of Brazilian Preschool Children
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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
Environmental health · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Quality of life (healthcare · Suicide prevention · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dental Trauma and Treatments · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Practical Statistics for Medical Research
Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire for Measuring Child Oral-health-related Quality of Life
Influence of maternal dental anxiety on oral health–related quality of life of preschool children
Child and family health nurses' experiences of oral health of preschool children
Preditores da realização de consultas odontológicas de rotina e por problema em pré-escolares
Equivalência semântica da versão em português do instrumento Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale
Mensuração do impacto dos problemas bucais sobre a qualidade de vida de crianças
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