Summary
Background
During COVID‐19 pandemic, children are confined at home, with changes in family routines.
Aim
Evaluate sleep disorders among Brazilian and Portuguese children during social distancing, and its association with parental perception of child’s oral hygiene.
Design
In this cross‐sectional study, Portuguese and Brazilian parents/caregivers of 3‐15‐year‐old children, practicing social distancing due to COVID‐19 pandemic, answered an online questionnaire, from April 24
th
‐26
th
2020, evaluating sociodemographic characteristics, child’s school activities online, child’s sleep quality during social distancing. Two questions from the questionnaire, developed based on previous studies, evaluated the parental perception of child’s oral hygiene quality and routine changes during social distancing. Parents/caregivers answered five domains of the Portuguese‐language version of the Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children, evaluating sleep–breathing disorders, disorders of arousal, sleep–wake transition disorders, disorders of excessive somnolence and sleep hyperhidrosis. Descriptive, Linear‐by‐linear association, Kruskal‐Wallis and Post‐Hoc analysis were performed (
P
≤0.05).
Results
Participated in the study 253 parents/caregivers, 50.2% from Brazil. Most parents (72.2%) reported changes in child’s routine during social distancing. Sleep–breathing disorders (
P
=0.019), sleep–wake transition disorders (
P
=0.022) and disorders of excessive somnolence (
P
<0.001) were associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing.
Conclusion
Sleep disorders are associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing.
Dental neglect is defined as an intentional failure of the caretaker in the pursuit and continuity of necessary treatment to achieve an oral health that allows adequate function, free from pain and infection. We intend to clarify, according to the current scientific literature, the clinical indications for the identification of dental neglect in children. After the search in databases and search engines with the keywords "child", "dental" and "neglect", between 1996 and 2016, the results revealed that identifying this condition requires not only a detailed clinical history and clinical data that clearly show the lack of oral health care but also investigating the social and parental determinants in which the child is involved. Thus, inserting the dentist in teams of analysis in case of suspicion proves to be indispensable for the detection of this and other situations of abuse.
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