ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF 8-10 YEAROLD CHILDREN WITH TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURY

Dental trauma and quality of life

Authors

  • Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry, Health Institute of Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil
  • Eluza Piassi Posgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Ana Júlia Milani Posgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Leonardo dos Santos Antunes Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry, Health Institute of Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil
  • Ronir Raggio Luiz Institute of Public Health Studies, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Anna Thereza Thomé Leão Department of Dental Clinics, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Lucianne Cople Maia Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29327/24816.4.1-9

Keywords:

oral health, quality of life; child; tooth injuries

Abstract

Introduction: Children presents high prevalence of traumatic dental injury (TDI). Objective: It is very important to detect the impact on oral health related to quality of life (OHRQoL) in this age group. Methods: Based on this, a cross sectional study was carried out using a convenience sample. Children from 8-10 years with TDI in permanent teeth were recruited over an 18 month period, from a public University. Data about OHRQoL using the Brazilian version of CPQ8-10(B-CPQ8-10) were collected. TDI were classified according to Andreasen criteria and grouped according to its severity. Variations in the scores and impact of TDI on OHRQoL according to age, gender and TDI severity were examined using nonparametric statistical tests (Kruskall-Wallis and Mann-Whitney test, p<0.05). Results: From a sample of 255 children, 41 healthy children that suffered TDI in permanent were included in the study. The mean B-CPQ8-10 scores were 29.7 (SD 14.3). Emotional and social wellbeing domais had the highest negative score impact average 8.8 (SD 5.9) and 9.8 (SD 6.3), respectively.  Gender or TDI severity did not present relation to impact on OHRQoL. In relation to age, 10-year-old children had more impact on their OHRQoL on the overall scale (p<0.05) and for the functional limitation subscale (p<0.05). Conclusion: TDI impacts negatively on OHRQoL of children aged from 8-10 years old.

Author Biography

Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry, Health Institute of Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil

Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry, Health Institute of Nova Friburgo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil.
Posgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Posgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Published

2019-05-21

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1: January-April 2019

Section

Articles