Impacto da saúde bucal na qualidade de vida de crianças de 6 a 10 anos
| Autor: | Lara Jansiski Motta; Nilza Haga Tanizaga; Carolina Cardoso Guedes; Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes; Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari; Sandra Kalil Bussadori |
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| Sprache: | Portugiesisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
2011 |
| Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Online Zugang: |
http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92921260016 https://doaj.org/toc/1677-1028 https://doaj.org/toc/1983-9324 1677-1028 1983-9324 https://doaj.org/article/bc2413f1ca3049ad8987efe32bd9d6eb https://doaj.org/article/bc2413f1ca3049ad8987efe32bd9d6eb |
| Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bc2413f1ca3049ad8987efe32bd9d6eb |
Zusammenfassung
Introduction: Oral health is an inseparable component of general health. Objective: To evaluate the impact of oral health on quality of life in school children between 6 and 10 years old. Methods: The research was conducted through a questionnaire of perceived need Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and clinical examination in school children between 6 and 10 years old (n=265). The chi square test was used for association between categorical variables and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare means. Results: The highest rate of caries was found in 7 years old children, and the distribution of responses from OHIP-14 showed an average of 3.7311. Regarding the impact of oral health on quality of life, 89.4% had a weak impact. Conclusions: The impact of oral health in the studied population was mostly weak, but it was observed that when it was strong interfered on children's daily activities.