title: Impact of oral diseases and disorders on oral-health-related quality of life of children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of oral diseases and disorders on the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with CP, adjusting this impact by socioeconomic factors. Data were collected from 60 pairs of parents-children with CP. Parents answered the child oral health quality of life questionnaire (parental-caregivers perception questionnaire and family impact scale) and a socioeconomic questionnaire. Dental caries experience, traumatic dental injuries, malocclusions, bruxism, and dental fluorosis were also evaluated. The multivariate adjusted model showed that dental caries experience (p < 0.001) and the presence of bruxism had a negative impact (p = 0.046) on the OHRQoL. A greater family income had a positive impact on it (p < 0.001). Dental caries experience and bruxism are conditions strongly associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL of children with CP and their parents, but a higher family income can improve this negative impact.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Department, Dental School, University of São Paulo-USP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abanto
authors.forename: Adriana Oliveira
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: Daniela Prócida
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Raggio
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bönecker
authors.forename: Fausto Medeiros
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Ana Lídia
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ciamponi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: cerebral palsy; children; oral health; quality of life