Impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life among schoolchildren
AUTOR(ES)
Guimarães, Soraia Pimenta de Araújo, Jorge, Kelly Oliva, Fontes, Maria Jussara Fernandes, Ramos-Jorge, Maria Letícia, Araújo, Cíntia Tereza Pimenta, Ferreira, Efigênia Ferreira, Melgaço, Camilo Aquino, Zarzar, Patrícia Maria
FONTE
Braz. oral res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
17/09/2018
RESUMO
Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years and their parents in Diamantina, a town in the southeast of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 390 randomly selected children who were subjected to a clinical oral examination. The Dental Aesthetic Index was used to diagnose malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment. The Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ (8–10)) was used to evaluate the impact of malocclusion on OHRQoL. The children's parents answered the Brazilian Economic Criterion Questionnaire for the socioeconomic classification. Data analysis involved the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's correlation coefficients. The variables were grouped into a hierarchy of categories ranging from distal to proximal determinants. Poisson regression analysis with robust variance was performed at each level to correlate the total CPQ (8–10) score with the independent variables. The prevalence of malocclusion was 78.7%. Crossbite remained significantly associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL (PR = 1.28; 95%CI:1.17–1.39; p < 0.001). The prevalence of malocclusion was high in the sample investigated and exerted a negative impact on OHRQoL.
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