title: [Impact of dental caries and dental fluorosis on 12-year-old schoolchildren's self-perception of appearance and chewing].
abstract: It has been suggested that psychosocial dimensions be used to assess the impact of oral health on people's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of dental caries and dental fluorosis on children's self-perception of appearance and mastication. A dental caries and dental fluorosis cross-sectional study was conducted with twelve-year-old schoolchildren (n = 695) in Chapec , Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. A questionnaire to assess dental care and dental habits was applied. Risk factors were identified using unconditional multiple logistic regression analysis. None of the variables investigated was associated with dissatisfaction in relation to self-perceived appearance. Independent risk factors for dissatisfaction with self-perceived mastication included enrollment in a public school, caries in an anterior tooth and at least two posterior teeth, and female gender. By way of conclusion, dental fluorosis had no impact on children's self-perception of appearance. Increased severity of dental caries was associated with greater self-perception of impact on chewing. This impact was greater in public schoolchildren, suggesting that there are different values and perceptions between socially different groups.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Sulúde Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, 88704-900, Brasil. karengp@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Karen Glazer
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira
authors.initials: Mdo R
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Jefferson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Traebert
authors.forename: Mirvaine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panizzi
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010465:Perception; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept
vernacular_title: Impacto da cárie e da fluorose dentária na satisfação com a aparência e com a mastigação de crianças de 12 anos de idade.