PURPOSE: To assess the relationship of child oral health-related quality of life and socioeconomic backgrounds to traumatic dental injuries in schoolchildren. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study followed a cross-sectional design, with a multistage random sample of 792 12-year-old schoolchildren, representative of Santa Maria, a city in southern Brazil. The participants completed the Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), their parents or guardians answered questions on socioeconomic status, and a dental examination provided information on the prevalence of dental trauma. The assessment of association used Poisson regression models. RESULTS: The prevalence of TDI was 9.7%. The maxillary central incisors were the most frequently traumatised, and the most commonly observed traumatic dental injury was enamel fracture. No association was observed among child oral health-related quality of life and socioeconomic factors with traumatic dental injuries after the adjustment. CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic indicators are not associated with dental trauma in schoolchildren and this oral health condition has no negative impacts on children's quality of life.
PURPOSE: To assess the relationship of child oral health-related quality of life and socioeconomic backgrounds to traumatic dental injuries in schoolchildren. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study followed a cross-sectional design, with a multistage random sample of 792 12-year-old schoolchildren, representative of Santa Maria, a city in southern Brazil. The participants completed the Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), their parents or guardians answered questions on socioeconomic status, and a dental examination provided information on the prevalence of dental trauma. The assessment of association used Poisson regression models. RESULTS: The prevalence of TDI was 9.7%. The maxillary central incisors were the most frequently traumatised, and the most commonly observed traumatic dental injury was enamel fracture. No association was observed among child oral health-related quality of life and socioeconomic factors with traumatic dental injuries after the adjustment. CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic indicators are not associated with dental trauma in schoolchildren and this oral health condition has no negative impacts on children's quality of life.
Authors: Maria de Lourdes Vieira Frujeri; José Angelo Junqueira Frujeri; Ana Cristina Barreto Bezerra; Maria Ilma de Souza Gruppioni Cortes; Edson Dias Costa Journal: BMC Oral Health Date: 2014-07-18 Impact factor: 2.757
Authors: Saber Azami-Aghdash; Farbod Ebadifard Azar; Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar; Aziz Rezapour; Mohammad Moradi-Joo; Ahmad Moosavi; Sina Ghertasi Oskouei Journal: Med J Islam Repub Iran Date: 2015-07-10