O impacto da dor de dente em pré-escolares: estudo representativo de Belo Horizonte-MG
AUTOR(ES)
Fabiola Rocha Moura Leite
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2006
RESUMO
The objective of this transversal study is to verify the impact of toothache on preschooler children behavior and in their social interaction. A representative sample (n=549) of 5 years-old children were chosen from public and private schools in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The data were obtained using a questionnaire filled by the children caregivers and two different dentists performed the clinical examination. The rate of compliance for the questionnaire fill was 84%. Descriptive analysis and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression (stepwise forward procedure) were performed. The significance level was set at 0.05. The toothache prevalence was 25.1% (n=138) of which 61 (11.1%) referred that the toothache impacts on their quality of life. The most prevalent impact was stop eating some specific food (5.8%). The gender and dmf-t were the variables that were statistically significant associated with the impact of toothache. The impact of toothache on preschooler children was a negative factor in their daily activities and social interaction.
ASSUNTO(S)
dor de dente teses. cáries dentárias epidemiologia teses.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/ZMRO-7HAN9DDocumentos Relacionados
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