Saúde bucal e qualidade de vida de crianças de 5 e 12 anos de idade do Município de Patos.

Abstract

Oral health and quality of life of children aged 5 and 12 years old in the city of Patos. Tooth decay has been discussed in Brazil and in the world as an important issue of public health. The objective of this study was to evaluate an association between dental caries, socioeconomic conditions and quality of life of children from 5 and 12 years of age. The cross-sectional study was conducted with 481 children of both sexes, registered in public and private day care centers in the city of Patos / PB. The quality of life aspects were assessed using the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS) and Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14) questionnaires. To make the evaluation of the socioeconomic conditions of the children was used a form and some questions related to the education of the head of the family, monthly family income, number of components not domicile, type of dwelling and area of domicile. The prevalence of dental caries was evaluated using the DMFT/dmft indices and its components (CEP / UCS-1.985.087). It was observed that 65.1% of children aged 5 years and 42.9% of 12 years had caries, with dmft indices of 3.53 and DMFT of 2.14, thus, with 92.6% and 73.5% of the carious component. There was a significant association (p≤0,05) between dental caries and quality of life in both age groups, as well as an association between the presence of caries and family income, type of school, type of housing, education of the head and number of people in the household. The actions of promotion and prevention in oral health must be increasingly present in the daily life of children aiming the improvement in the quality of life.