Dental trauma and oral health-related quality of life in schoolchildren from public schools of a southern Brazilian city

Abstract

Objective: To study the impact of dental trauma on the oral health-related quality of life among Brazilian students. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving a representative sample of students of the public schools (n = 435) in a city in southern Brazil was carried out. Data on dental trauma were collected through oral examinations using the O’Brien’s criteria (1993) restricted to fractures and avulsions. The Brazilian version of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) was used in order to collect data on the impact of oral health-related quality of life. Bivariate and multivariate analysis were performed through Poisson log-linear regression with robust estimator with significance levels set at p <0.05. Prevalence ratios (PR) and confidence intervals (95%) were estimated. Results: The prevalence of dental trauma was 7.2%, and it was associated with the following dimensions: performing daily activities [(PR = 3.52 (95% CI, 1.06-11.75)] (p = 0.040), and speaking [(PR = 3.67 (95% CI, 1.24-10.86)] (p = 0.019) after adjusting for sex, age, dental caries and malocclusion. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental trauma found among this population was low, but significantly associated with oral health-related quality of life.

Severe trauma in young permanent tooth: a case report

“…Finally, fractured anterior teeth with unfavourable aesthetics may negatively affect self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, especially the upper central incisors, which are the teeth most affected by trauma and those most visible in the smile [12][13][14]. It is important that these dental elements be reconstructed, as they avoid changes in speech, chewing and psychological problems, thus providing healthier development for the child [15].…”

Influência do traumatismo dentário na qualidade de vida de crianças de 8 a 10 anos de idade das escolas particulares do município de Patos – PB, Brasil

“…A presente pesquisa obteve uma elevada prevalência de traumatismos dentários (31,8%), em relação aos estudos de Lunardelli et al 25 (7,2%) e Valle e Otero 18 (29,32%). Esse resultado pode ser associado de alguma forma com o baixo nível de informação de professores e pais sobre etiologia, e medidas de prevenção do traumatismo dentário 26 .…”

“…Em outras pesquisas brasileiras, como os estudos de Lunardelli et al 25 e Marcenes et al 27 , pôde-se observar que as taxas de prevalência de traumatismos dentários variam de 10,5% a 58,6%, respectivamente, em diferentes grupos de faixa etária. A nível Internacional, observa-se que valores de prevalência variam de 1% a 66% 28,29 .…”

“…Neste estudo, o incisivo central superior esquerdo foi o elemento dentário mais acometido (30,23%), aproximando-se dos resultados de Junior 31 que encontrou um acometimento de 34% neste mesmo elemento dentário. Outros autores também encontraram resultados aproximados 17,25 .…”