Avaliação do impacto da cárie dentária e das lesões traumáticas dentárias na qualidade de vida de crianças em Patos, Paraíba, Brasil: percepção das crianças e responsáveis.

Abstract

Dental caries and dental traumatic injuries (TDI) bring repercussions that may contribute to a negative quality of life in children, making necessary studies that generate subsidies to facilitate the development of strategies for treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of caries experience and TDI on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of children 5 years old. The sample consisted of 166 pairs of parents and children selected randomly in municipal kindergartens in Patos, Paraíba, Brazil. On clinical examination TDI were classified in complicated and uncomplicated and was made ceo-d index. The OHRQoL was measured by outcomes range in Oral Health for Children 5 years of age (SOHO-5), applied to parents and children. Poisson regression was used to determine the magnitude of association between OHQoL and oral health problems. The prevalence of dental trauma and caries was 16.3% and 45,8%, respectively and the ceo-d found was 1.98. The high caries experience was more strongly associated with negative impacts on OHRQoL, the child and responsible version. The high caries experience was more strongly associated with negative impacts on QVRSB, in the version of children and responsible, which did not occur with the LTDS. The correlation between parents' reports and children ranged from weak to very weak. Only the high caries experience had an impact on quality of life of children. In addition to inconsistencies between the reports, it is suggested more studies to evaluate the correlation between perceptions of children and their parents.