Psychosocial factors influence family care and can jeopardize child development. This study aimed to analyze the association between maternal common mental disorders and incidence of early dental caries in preschool-age children living in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, in a cohort design. A total of 472 children were examined and their mothers were interviewed from 2007 to 2008. Incidence of at least one tooth with caries was 21.19%, while 7.84% of the children showed high risk of caries. The results after adjusting for the child's age and maternal schooling showed that maternal common mental disorders were associated with high caries risk in deciduous teeth (adjusted RR = 2.41, 95%CI: 1.05-5.56, among children with 6 or fewer home appliances in the household; adjusted RR = 3.44, 95%CI: 1.06-11.17, among those that brushed twice or less per day). Maternal mental problems were associated with the development of caries in preschoolers.

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Introduction The objective of this study was to assess quality of life (QoL) among adults in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, and identify potentials factors related to its domains. Methods Cross-sectional study in 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS), from July to October, 2008. Data were collected through interview using a questionnaire including social-economic variables and oral health status and the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) validated in Brazilian population to measured QoL. Descriptive and exploratory analyses were carried out and differences in scores were tested by ManneWhitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results Mean scores of WHOQOL-Bref were 58.5619.8 and 59.0627.3 to the general issues of quality of life and satisfaction with health, respectively. The social relationships domain had the highest mean scores (69.3618.4) and the environment domain had the lowest mean scores (49.8614.5). The WHOQOL-Bref domains showed that QoL is perceived better by male, having the highest mean scores (71.8612.8) on the psychological domain and the lowest mean scores (53.8613.1) on the environmental domain. Variables predicted for QoL were: years of education, monthly individual income, treated water at home and mucosal damage. Conclusions Evaluate QoL is very important for adult and it showed associated with current social-economic conditions and with oral health status. WHOQoL-Bref proved to be an efficient tool and useful for a better evaluation approach of the subjective aspects of QoL.

potentials factors related to tooth loss and loss of periodontal attachment. Methods Cross-sectional study in 501 adults between 35 and 59 years, living in five different areas covered by the Community Health Agents Program/Family Health Strategy (CHAP/FHS), from July to October 2008. The oral health status information was obtained using indexes and criteria according Examiner's Manual SB Brazil project (2001). Descriptive and exploratory analyses were carried out and the differences in scores were tested by Pearson's c 2. Results Near 50.0% of adults had tooth loss (<20 functional teeth present) and 17.7% had loss of periodontal attachment $6 mm. Female had a greater tooth loss (53.0%) and male had larger loss of periodontal attachment $6 mm (32.2%). The adults with more than 45 years presented bigger tooth loss (67.2%) as much as periodontal attachment $6 mm (24.3%). Among the factors associated with tooth loss, can be pointed out no monthly individual income, low educational level and attending dentist when there is need (p<0.001), while only low educational level was associated with loss of periodontal attachment $6 mm (p<0.001). Conclusions The oral health status of adults was poor, which makes it one of the priorities of the primary care. Low socioeconomic status is commonly related to this condition, suggesting that improving the socioeconomic determinants reflect improvements in oral health.