title: Developmental enamel defects and their impact on child oral health-related quality of life.
abstract: This cross-sectional study assessed the impact of Developmental Enamel Defects (DED) on Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL). A sample of 944 11- to 14-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined for the prevalence and severity of DED. The children completed the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), and socioeconomic status was also collected using a questionnaire. Poisson regression models were used to assess the association between DED and overall and domain-specific CPQ11-14 scores. The prevalence of DED was 19.7%. In general, children with DED did not indicate any decrease in self-perception. However, this condition was associated with an impact on the functional limitation domain. The presence of DED may cause negative impacts on a child's perception of oral health and on their daily performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil. fabivfer@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vargas-Ferreira
authors.forename: Thiago Machado
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ardenghi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology