title: Impact of dental caries on preschool children's quality of life: an update.
abstract: The literature reports that dental caries can cause functional, physical and aesthetic impairment, often with repercussions on children's general health at an early age. Moreover, recent studies have investigated how caries lesions can compromise children's quality of life. This paper aims to describe the current situation of dental caries prevalence in children and how this oral health disease can impact their quality of life.
authors: Disciplina de Odontopediatria, Univ de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. bonecker@usp.br
authors: Marcelo
authors: M
authors: Bönecker
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Abanto
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Tello
authors: Luciana Butini
authors: LB
authors: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life