Impact of dental pain on daily living of five-year-old Brazilian preschool children: prevalence and associated factors

Moura-Leite, Fabíola Rocha; Ramos‐Jorge, Joana; Ramos-Jorge, Maria Letícia; Paiva, Saul Martins; Vale, Míriam Pimenta; Pordeus, Isabela Almeida

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“…3,11 There may be several reasons for that, including the fact that most of the children in this study were in the mixed dentition phase. The recently erupted anterior permanent teeth did not have enough time to exhibit signs of the disease and the anterior primary teeth most affected by early childhood caries and more related to facial appearance had already exfoliated.…”

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“…2,3 In addition, dental caries affects young children's growth and well-being. 4,5 There is growing interest in assessing the impact of oral conditions on quality of life.…”

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“…6 It is suggested that the measurement of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) should be an essential component of oral health surveys. 7 However, most studies addressing the pediatric population involve preschool children 3,8,9,10 or those whose permanent dentition is fully established. 11,12,13 Few studies 14,15,16 have been conducted with children in the mixed dentition stage.…”

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Dental caries and social factors: impact on quality of life in Brazilian children

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries and social determinants in the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of children in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 1,204 children aged 8 to 10 years randomly selected from 19 public and private schools. The children were clinically examined at school by two trained and calibrated examiners (Kappa = 0.78 -1.00). The Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMF-T and dmf-t) was used for the diagnosis of dental caries. The social factors were determined by parents' /caregivers' schooling, household income, number of people in the household, type of school, and by the Social Vulnerability Index. The Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for ages 8 to 10 years was used to assess the impact on quality of life. A total of 278 (23.1%) out of 1,204 children had at least one cavitated carious lesion and 47.0% presented a negative impact on OHRQoL. In the final multivariate Poisson's regression model, household income and presence of untreated dental caries were statistically associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL (p < 0.001). Children with dental caries and from low-income families had a higher negative impact on OHRQoL.

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“…2,3 In addition, dental caries affects young children's growth and well-being. 4,5 There is growing interest in assessing the impact of oral conditions on quality of life.…”

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“…This fact should be carefully analyzed, especially among preschool children, because when they receive care at an UPA they might not be submitted to procedures that relieve their pain right away [11], allowing pain to persist and interfere with daily activities such as playing, eating, sleeping, and going to school [6,8,9]. Children whose last dental appointment occurred more than 1 year before should be monitored by primary oral healthcare team, thus reducing their use of UPAs.…”

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“…The survey also showed greater utilization of public dental services by children and adolescents [4]. In the pediatric population and among adolescents, toothache is associated with important limitations on activities of daily life and with a strongly negative impact on quality of life [6][7][8][9].…”

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Emergency Dental Care of Children and Adolescents in Basic Health Unit and Emergency Care Unit

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Assunção

Ferreira

et al. 2017

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To evaluate the factors related to the dental emergency care of children and adolescents in Basic Health Units (UBS) and Emergency Care Units (UPA) affiliated with the public dental network of Curitiba, Brazil. Material and Methods: Crosssectional study that evaluated 1,012 emergency cases in individuals aged up to 17 years old and with a permanent record in the Unified Health System of Curitiba. Demographic data of individuals and of services were taken from electronic medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test and chi-square test for linear trend (α = 0.05), estimating the prevalence ratio (PR) (95%CI). Results: Of the total of emergency cases, 68.2% and 31.8% were of children and adolescents, respectively. UBS accounted for 89.7% of the cases while UPA represented 10.3%, and 12.2% of the treatments were characterized as first access to the system. Adolescents used UPAs for emergency care more often than children (PR = 1.84; 95%CI: 1.28-2.64). Among children, those with more than 1 year since the last appointment used UPAs for emergency care more often (PR = 1.86; 95%CI: 1.09-3.17). Adolescents for whom emergency care was characterized as first access to the system used UPAs more often (PR = 2.16; 95%CI: 1.04-4.46). The proximity between the UBS of origin and the UPA was associated with greater UPA utilization by both groups. Conclusion: UBSs accounted for most of the dental emergency treatments. Children and adolescents with a poorer connection with UBSs and those who lived near an UPA had a higher prevalence of UPA utilization for emergency care.

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Interventions with pregnant women and new mothers for preventing caries in children

Riggs

Slack‐Smith

Yelland

et al. 2016

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Impact of dental pain on daily living of five-year-old Brazilian preschool children: prevalence and associated factors

Abstract: The prevalence of difficulties performing tasks of daily living due to dental pain was relatively high among the children studied.

Cited by 56 publications

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Dental caries and social factors: impact on quality of life in Brazilian children

Dental caries and social factors: impact on quality of life in Brazilian children

Emergency Dental Care of Children and Adolescents in Basic Health Unit and Emergency Care Unit

Interventions with pregnant women and new mothers for preventing caries in children

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