Monalisa Cesarino Gomes1, Matheus França Perazzo2, Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves3, Ramon Targino Firmino4, Roanny Torres Lopes5, Cristiane Meira Assunção6, Fernanda Morais Ferreira7, Saul Martins Paiva8, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia9. 1. Dr. Gomes is a professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, UniFACISA, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil. 2. Dr. Perazzo is a Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3. Dr. Neves is a postdoctoral researcher, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 4. Dr. Firmino is a professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, UniFACISA, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil. 5. Dr. Lopes is a graduate student, Department of Dentistry, State University of Para í ba, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil. 6. Dr. Assunçã o is an assistant professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 7. Dr. Ferreira is an associate professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 8. Dr. Paiva is a professor and chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 9. Dr. Granville-Garcia is an associate professor, both in the Department of Dentistry, State University of Para í ba, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil;, Email: anaflaviagg@hotmail.com.
Abstract
Purpose: To determine the extent to which history of dental pain explains the impact of dental caries on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among pre-schoolers.<br/> Methods: A population-based study was conducted with a random sample of 769 five-year-old children. Preschoolers self-completed the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5), and caregivers completed a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics. Children had a dental/oral examination done by dentists. The effect of cavitated caries lesions on OHRQoL explained by pain was estimated by the percentage variation of the prevalence ratio (PR) for the impact of cavitated lesions on OHRQoL (PRc), and this measure was adjusted by dental pain (PRct). PR was determined through multiple Poisson regression (P <0.05).<br/> Results: The prevalence of cavitated lesions was 58.8 percent; among this cohort, 23.8 percent reported dental pain. The PRc was 1.063 and PRct was 1.039. Thirty-eight percent of the impact of dental caries on OHRQoL was due to dental pain.<br/> Conclusion: History of dental pain explains 38 percent of the impact of dental caries on the OHRQoL of preschoolers.
Purpose: To determine the extent to which history of dental pain explains the impact of dental caries on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among pre-schoolers.<br/> Methods: A population-based study was conducted with a random sample of 769 five-year-old children. Preschoolers self-completed the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5), and caregivers completed a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics. Children had a dental/oral examination done by dentists. The effect of cavitated caries lesions on OHRQoL explained by pain was estimated by the percentage variation of the prevalence ratio (PR) for the impact of cavitated lesions on OHRQoL (PRc), and this measure was adjusted by dental pain (PRct). PR was determined through multiple Poisson regression (P <0.05).<br/> Results: The prevalence of cavitated lesions was 58.8 percent; among this cohort, 23.8 percent reported dental pain. The PRc was 1.063 and PRct was 1.039. Thirty-eight percent of the impact of dental caries on OHRQoL was due to dental pain.<br/> Conclusion: History of dental pain explains 38 percent of the impact of dental caries on the OHRQoL of preschoolers.
Authors: Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi; Jacob Njideka Nwafor; Afeez Abolarinwa Salami; Eyinade Adeduntan Egbedina; Lawrence Achilles Nnyanzi; Temitope Oluwabukola Ojo; Ralph M Duckworth; Fatemeh Vida Zohoori Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-06 Impact factor: 4.614