School performance and oral health conditions: analysis of the impact mediated by socio‐economic factors

Abstract

Socio-economic factors and presence of caries lesions, even if treated, were risk indicators for poor school performance.

Impact of a dental care program on the quality of life of children with and without caries

“…21 Originally drafted in Canada, the CPQ [8][9][10] has been translated and validated for use in other countries, including Brazil. 22 The questionnaire was self-administered in the school environment and it was used to evaluate the OHRQoL of the two groups.…”

“…22 The questionnaire was self-administered in the school environment and it was used to evaluate the OHRQoL of the two groups. 23 The CPQ [8][9][10] consists of 25 questions organized into four health domains: oral symptoms (OS) (n = 5), functional limitations (FL) (n = 5), emotional well-being (EWB) (n = 5), and social well-being (SWB) (n = 10). Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale to rate the impact of oral health status on a given aspect of quality of life (described by the item).…”

“…In addition to the 25 items of the CPQ [8][9][10] , global questions were assessed at baseline and follow-up to evaluate changes in OHRQoL. At baseline, the CPQ [8][9][10] asks global questions about subjective aspects of oral health (very good, good, fair, and poor).…”

“…3,4 Children and adolescents worldwide suffer from diverse oral problems, but dental caries remains the most prevalent oral disease, which is mediated by psychosocial determinants and has severe consequences for OHRQoL, happiness, and school performance. 5,6,7,8,9 Even though studies with this population have investigated the impact of OHRQoL related to orthodontic treatment, oral rehabilitation under general anesthesia, Declaration of Interests: The authors certify that they have no commercial or associative interest that represents a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.…”

“…A one-year follow-up was conducted with a sample of 372 children aged 8 to 10 years which were clinically examined and divided into two matched groups according to their caries experience: dental treatment group (DTG) and group without caries (GWC). Both groups were assessed three times (at baseline, at 4 weeks, and at 1 year) using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ [8][9][10] ). The normality test was performed for the statistical analyses; the Friedman test was used for the dependent variables (longitudinal assessment repeated three times for the same group); and the Mann-Whitney test was used for the independent variables (test and control groups in each time period).…”