Impacto da saúde bucal na qualidade de vida de crianças de 6 a 10 anos

• Main Authors: Lara Jansiski Motta, Nilza Haga Tanizaga, Carolina Cardoso Guedes, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2011-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92921260016

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.