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Premature Primary Tooth Loss and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children

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  • Monalisa Cesarino Gomes

    (Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil)

  • Matheus França Perazzo

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

  • Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves

    (Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil
    Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil)

  • Maria Betânia Lins Dantas Siqueira

    (Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil)

  • Saul Martins Paiva

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

  • Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia

    (Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil)

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between premature primary tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 769 5-year-old preschool children. The children and their parents or guardians answered the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-Year-Old Children for the assessment of OHRQoL. Meanwhile, clinical examinations were performed for the assessment of premature primary tooth loss. Unadjusted and adjusted multilevel Poisson regression models were utilized to investigate the associations between the variables. In the parental version of the scale, premature posterior primary tooth loss (rate ratio [RR] = 2.65; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.51–4.68), weak sense of coherence (RR = 2.25; 95% CI = 1.62–3.11), and visit to a dentist (RR = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.04–2.52) were associated with OHRQoL. Based on the children’s perceptions, only the preschool type was associated with OHRQoL (RR = 1.92; 95% CI = 1.21–3.05). Premature posterior primary tooth loss had a greater impact on OHRQoL based on the parents’ perception, whereas only the preschool type was associated with OHRQoL based on the children’s perception.

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  • Monalisa Cesarino Gomes & Matheus França Perazzo & Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves & Maria Betânia Lins Dantas Siqueira & Saul Martins Paiva & Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, 2022. "Premature Primary Tooth Loss and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12163-:d:925072
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    1. Karolina Spodzieja & Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, 2022. "Premature Loss of Deciduous Teeth as a Symptom of Systemic Disease: A Narrative Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-12, March.
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