title: Perceived Impact of Dental Pain on the Quality of Life of Preschool Children and Their Families.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the perceived impact of dental caries and dental pain on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among preschool children and their families. A cross-sectional study was conduct with 843 preschool children in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered a questionnaire on socio-demographic information, their child's general/oral health and history of dental pain. The Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale was administered to determine the perceived impact of caries and dental pain on OHRQoL. The children underwent an oral examination. Logistic regression for complex sample was used to determine associations between the dependent and independent variables (OR: Odds ratio, α = 5%). The independents variables that had a p-value <0.20 in the bivariate analysis were selected for the multivariate model. The prevalence of dental caries and dental pain was 66.3% and 9.4%, respectively. Order of birth of the child, being the middle child (OR: 10.107, 95%CI: 2.008-50.869) and youngest child (OR: 3.276, 95%CI: 1.048-10.284) and dental pain (OR: 84.477, 95%CI: 33.076-215.759) were significant predictors of the perceived impact on OHRQOL for children. Poor perception of oral health was significant predictor of the perceived impact on OHRQOL for family (OR=7.397, 95%CI: 2.190-24.987). Dental caries was not associated with a perceived impact on the ORHQoL of either the children or their families. However, order of child birth and dental pain were indicators of impact of OHRQoL on preschool children and poor perception of oral health was indicators of impact on families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marayza Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Clementino
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil.
authors.forename: Monalisa Cesarino
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tássia Cristina de Almeida
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Pinto-Sarmento
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina Castro
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Flávia
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Granville-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Saul Martins
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paiva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010290:Parents; D010465:Perception; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014098:Toothache / Q000473:pathology*