Developmental enamel defects and their impact on child oral health-related quality of life
This cross-sectional study assessed the impact of Developmental Enamel Defects (DED) on Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL). A sample of 944 11- to 14-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined for the prevalence and severity of DED. The children completed the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), and socioeconomic status was also collected using a questionnaire. Poisson regression models were used to assess the association between DED and overall and domain-specific CPQ11-14 scores. The prevalence of DED was 19.7%. In general, children with DED did not indicate any decrease in self-perception. However, this condition was associated with an impact on the functional limitation domain. The presence of DED may cause negative impacts on a child's perception of oral health and on their daily performance.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO
2011
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000600010 |
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