“…13,14,15,16,17,18,19 The prevalence of impact on OHRQoL observed in previous studies using this assessment tool has ranged from 29.5% to 94.8%, with the "oral symptoms" domain reported as the most negatively affected. 20, 21,22,23 The child-OIDP was developed by Gherunpong et al, 5 and translated and validated for the Brazilian population by Castro et al 14 This index evaluates the impact of oral health in the quality of life through eight daily activities (eating, speaking, mouth cleaning, sleeping, smiling, emotional status, studying, and social contact). Previous studies using child-OIDP have reported the prevalence of impact on OHRQoL ranging from 28.6% to 89.8%.…”