Premature Primary Tooth Loss and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children

Monalisa Cesarino Gomes, Matheus França Perazzo, Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves, Maria Betânia Lins Dantas Siqueira, Saul Martins Paiva and Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia ()
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Monalisa Cesarino Gomes: Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil
Matheus França Perazzo: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves: Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil
Maria Betânia Lins Dantas Siqueira: Department of Dentistry, Unifacisa Centro Universitário, Campina Grande 58408-326, PB, Brazil
Saul Martins Paiva: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia: Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the association between premature primary tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 769 5-year-old preschool children. The children and their parents or guardians answered the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-Year-Old Children for the assessment of OHRQoL. Meanwhile, clinical examinations were performed for the assessment of premature primary tooth loss. Unadjusted and adjusted multilevel Poisson regression models were utilized to investigate the associations between the variables. In the parental version of the scale, premature posterior primary tooth loss (rate ratio [RR] = 2.65; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.51–4.68), weak sense of coherence (RR = 2.25; 95% CI = 1.62–3.11), and visit to a dentist (RR = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.04–2.52) were associated with OHRQoL. Based on the children’s perceptions, only the preschool type was associated with OHRQoL (RR = 1.92; 95% CI = 1.21–3.05). Premature posterior primary tooth loss had a greater impact on OHRQoL based on the parents’ perception, whereas only the preschool type was associated with OHRQoL based on the children’s perception.

Keywords: child; preschool; tooth; deciduous; tooth loss; quality of life; oral health; social environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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