title: Oral health and quality of life of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis according to their caregivers' perceptions.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between oral health indicators and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) according to their caregivers' perceptions. Parents or guardians (mean age, 40.6 years; standard deviation [SD] = 10.97 years) of children and adolescents with JIA (n = 17; mean age, 9.8 years; SD = 2.86) and parents or guardians of healthy children and adolescents (n = 15; mean age, 10.7 years; SD = 2.16) filled the short form of the Brazilian Parental-Caregiver Questionnaire (SF: 13 - B-PCPQ). Dental evaluations were performed on all children. There was no significant difference in SF: 13 - B-PCPQ scores of the two groups. Children and adolescents with JIA had fewer caries in their primary dentition and more gingival bleeding after probing than those without JIA. The frequency of temporomandibular disorders was 50.0% for JIA patients and 46.7% for their healthy counterparts. There was no correlation between oral health indicators and SF: 13 - B-PCPQ scores. As perceived by caregivers, JIA did not negatively impact the well-being of their children and adolescents as related to oral health, and their OHRQoL did not correlate with oral health status.
authors.affiliation: Master of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Débora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Medical Doctor, Professor of the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Doctor of Dental Science, Associated Professor of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marlete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: oral health; pediatric dentistry; quality of life